Virginia man guilty of heroin distribution

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Wilbur Reid, Jr., of Roanoke, Virginia, was convicted today of possessing heroin, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.

Reid, age 42, pled guilty to one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin.” Reid admitted to committing the crime in September 2016 in Berkeley County.

Reid faces up to twenty years and a $1,000,000 fine. 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 defendants.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Anna Z. Krasinski is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Eastern Panhandle Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble presided.