Press Release
Huntington Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of West Virginia
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Christina Lynn Perkins, also known as “Christina Lynn Jack-Davis,” “Cece,” “Christi Jack,” “Ice Queen,” and “CJ,” 51, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 24, 2020, Perkins sold approximately 1 ounce of methamphetamine to a confidential informant for $800. The transaction occurred at Perkins’ apartment. Perkins admitted to the transaction and to arranging it with the confidential informant beforehand. Perkins further admitted to arranging for another individual to sell approximately 28 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant on July 23, 2020, and to selling approximately 13.71 grams of methamphetamine for $350 to a confidential informant in Huntington on December 3, 2020.
Following the December 3, 2020, transaction, law enforcement officers conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle Perkins was driving. Officers seized approximately 314 grams of methamphetamine, 27 grams of cocaine, 6 grams of fentanyl and digital scales. Perkins admitted that she intended to sell the seized controlled substances in exchange for money.
On December 4, 2020, officers searched a residence in Huntington where Perkins stayed as a guest. Officers seized approximately 123 grams of fentanyl, 449 grams of methamphetamine, 139 grams of cocaine and four firearms. Perkins admitted to possessing the firearms and to intending to sell the seized controlled substances.
Perkins is scheduled to be sentenced on June 17, 2024, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release, and a $1 million fine.
United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Ona Violent Crime and Drug Task Force West, and the West Virginia State Police.
United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie Taylor is prosecuting the case.
A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 3:21-cr-178.
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Updated March 4, 2024
Topic
Drug Trafficking
Component