Detroit man sentenced for Federal drug charge

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Detroit man was sentenced today to six months in prison, followed by six months of home confinement for a federal drug charge, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin.  Anthony Curtis Beckley II, 34, previously pleaded guilty in federal court in Charleston to possessing oxycodone with the intent to distribute it.  Beckley admitted that on October 7, 2013, he possessed over 200 oxycodone pills that he intended to sell.

The investigation was conducted by the Metro Drug Enforcement Network Team. Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Rada Herrald was in charge of the prosecution.

This case is part of an ongoing effort led by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia to combat the illicit sale and misuse of prescription drugs and heroin.  The U.S. Attorney’s Office, joined by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, is committed to aggressively pursuing and shutting down illegal pill trafficking, eliminating open air drug markets, and curtailing the spread of pills and heroin in communities across the Southern District.

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