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Michigan man sentenced for oxycodone distribution

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

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Jeremy Colby Vickerson, 28, of Canton, Michigan, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for distribution of oxycodone, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

Vickerson was arrested near Bridgeport, West Virginia after being found in possession oxycodone pills. He previously pled guilty in April 2016 to one count of “Distribution of Oxycodone Within 100 Feet of a Video Arcade Facility.”

Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn M. Adkins prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Harrison County Street Crimes and Drug Unit investigated.

U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.

Updated September 30, 2016
Topic
Drug Trafficking
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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