Martinsburg Man Sentenced for Cocaine and Firearms Charges

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Martinsburg, West Virginia man was sentenced today for cocaine and firearms offenses, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. 

Antoine Terrell Cotton, also known as “Tony,” 44, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime. As part of the investigation, a search of Cotton’s home was conducted.  During the search, investigators seized hundreds of grams of cocaine and a firearm. Cotton has prior drug convictions.

Cotton will serve five years of supervised release following his prison sentence.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The Eastern Panhandle Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and the FBI investigated.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime, and repel the invasion of illegal immigration.

U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.