Martinsburg man sentenced for drug charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Ryan Ramney, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to five years of probation for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Ramney, 38, pleaded guilty in March 2022 to one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Hydrochloride.” Ramney admitted to having cocaine hydrochloride, also known as “coke,” in July 2021 in Berkeley County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Eleanor F. Hurney prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Eastern Panhandle Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and the Department of Homeland Security investigated.

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