South Carolina women indicted on drug charges

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Peggy Louise Farrington and Jacqueline Lee Weigland, both of Galivants Ferry, South Carolina, appeared in federal court this week on drug charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Farrington, age 54, and Weigland, age 57, were each indicted on March 5, 2019 by a federal grand jury sitting in Clarksburg on one count of “Aiding and Abetting Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl.” The women are accused of possessing fentanyl in January 2019 in Berkeley County.

Farrington and Weigland each face not less than five and up to 40 years incarceration and a fine of up to $5,000,000. 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 cases on behalf of the government. The Martinsburg Police Department investigated.

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