Michigan man indicted on heroin and cocaine trafficking charges

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Detroit, Michigan man was indicted by a grand jury today on drug trafficking charges, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.

Wali “Black” Murphy, age 24, was indicted on four counts of “Distribution of Heroin,” one count of “Possession with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base,” and one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin.”

The crimes are alleged to have occurred between September and December 2016 in Monongalia County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda E. Wesley is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Mon Metro Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.