Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Kanawha County man pled guilty yesterday to a federal drug crime, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Fabian Lee Woodson, 36, of Elkview, entered his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute a quantity of heroin.  Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT).

“Yet another heroin dealer off the streets,”  said United States Attorney Mike Stuart.  “We are laser focused on removing these poison peddlers from our communities.” 

Woodson admitted that in early January of 2016, he possessed over 50 grams of heroin for distribution at his home in Elkview, West Virginia. He further admitted that he had four firearms in his home. Woodson also admitted that on two occasions in December 2015, he sold .8 grams of heroin to a confidential informant. Officers with MDENT conducted these controlled purchases and then executed the search warrant on Woodson’s home where the drugs and guns were recovered.

Woodson faces up to 20 years in federal prison when he is sentenced on December 19, 2018.

The plea hearing was held before United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr.

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