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Michigan man sentenced for heroin distribution

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Gerald Kyler, of Eastpointe, Michigan, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day incarceration for selling heroin, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Kyler, also known as “Dave,” age 38, pled guilty to one count of “Aiding and Abetting Distribution of Heroin in Proximity to a Protected Location” in September 2019. Kyler admitted to selling heroin near West Virginia University in July 2018 in Monongalia County.

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

U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.

Updated February 18, 2020
Topics
Drug Trafficking
Opioids
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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