Charleston Felon Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Heroin

Charleston, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Horace Edmond Wright, age 52, of Charleston, South Carolina, was sentenced in federal court in Charleston after pleading guilty to distribution of heroin. United States District Judge Bruce Howe Hendricks of Charleston sentenced Wright to eight years in federal prison, to be followed by 15 years of court-ordered supervision.  Evidence presented to the court established that Wright had distributed heroin on two occasions in 2017.  He has prior convictions for Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana in 1994, Distribution of Crack in 1998, and Possession with Intent to Distribute of Heroin in 2008.

The case was investigated by agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Charleston City Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Jamie Lea Schoen of the Charleston office prosecuted the case.

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