Maryland man admits to selling crack cocaine

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Hagerstown, Maryland man has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Powell announced.

Michael Anthony McIntosh, also known as “Lo, and “Polo,” age 46, pled guilty to one count of “Distribution of Cocaine Base.” Anthony admitted to selling crack cocaine in Berkeley County in November 2013. 

McIntosh faces up to 20 years incarceration and a fine of up to $1,000,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara K. Omps-Botteicher is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated. 

U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble presided.