Morgan County Man Sentenced for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A West Virginia man has been sentenced for his role and a Virginia woman has admitted to her involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy operating in Berkeley, Morgan, and Hampshire Counties.

Andrew Scott Sager, 55, of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine hydrochloride, also known as “ice.” Sager has a criminal history that includes multiple DUIs, drug possession, firearms violations, and domestic battery.

Whitney Lynn, Mathias, 35, of Cross Junction, Virginia, pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute methamphetamine hydrochloride, fentanyl, cocaine hydrochloride, and cocaine base. She faces up to 20 years in prison. She will be sentenced at a later date.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher prosecuted the cases on behalf of the government.

The Potomac Highlands Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated. If convicted, a federal district court judge would determine the sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

This effort is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble presided over the plea hearing.

U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided over the sentencing hearing.