ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Ten individuals, including three associated with Tucker County, were sentenced today on drug trafficking charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
Shannon David Flagg, 41, of Hambleton, was sentenced Tuesday to 41 months in prison for her role in manufacturing methamphetamine in Tucker County. She pled guilty in Oct. 2013 to one count of “Possession of Pseudoephedrine to be Used in the Manufacture of Methamphetamine” following an investigation by the United States Forest Service, the Tucker County Sheriff’s Office and the West Virginia State Police.
Clyde Earl Goldstein, 35, of Davis, was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation for selling subutex, a prescription painkiller, in Tucker County. He pled guilty in Oct. to one count of “Distribution of Subutex” following an investigation by the Tucker County Sheriff Department.
Richard Raymond Linger, 29, of Norton, was sentenced Tuesday to 15 months in prison after he was discovered in possession of morphine in Tucker County in Feb. 2014. He pled guilty in Dec. to one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Morphine” following an investigation by the Tucker County Sheriff Department.
Dustin Turner, 42, of Weston, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for his role in manufacturing methamphetamine in Lewis County in May 2014. He pled guilty in Oct. to one count of “Possession of Materials to be used in the Manufacture of Methamphetamine” following an investigation by the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Turner will receive credit for time served since May.
Julie Ann Johnson, 37, of Elkins, was sentenced to 57 months in prison for her role in manufacturing methamphetamine in Randolph County. She pled guilty in Nov. to one count of “Possession of Materials to be used in the Manufacture of Methamphetamine” following an investigation by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. Johnson was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $19,221.49.
Shannon Salisbury, 35, of Burnsville, was sentenced Tuesday to five years of probation for her role in manufacturing methamphetamine in Lewis County. She pled guilty in May to one count of “Possession of Pseudoephedrine to be Used in the Manufacture of Methamphetamine” following an investigation by the West Virginia State Police.
Rita Brown, 50, of Sand Fork, was sentenced Tuesday to five years of probation for her role in manufacturing methamphetamine in Gilmer County. She pled guilty in May to one count of “Maintaining Drug-Involved Premises” following an investigation by the West Virginia State Police.
Jessica Dawn Kerns, 23, of Beverly, was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation for selling Alprazolam, an anti-anxiety drug, in Randolph County. She pled guilty in Sept. to one count of “Distribution of Alprazolam” following an investigation by the Mountain Region Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, the United States Forest Service, the Pocahontas County Sheriff’s Office and the West Virginia State Police.
Angie Lyn Graber, 48, of Philippi, was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation for selling Clonazepam, an anti-anxiety medication, in Randolph County. She pled guilty in Sept. to one count of “Distribution of Clonazepam” following an investigation by the United States Forest Service.
Mindy Rachelle Leary, 26, of Durbin, was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation for her role in manufacturing methamphetamine in Randolph County. She pled guilty in Nov. to one count of “Distribution of Laboratory Supply Knowingly to Manufacture Methamphetamine” following an investigation by the Mountain Region Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, the United States Forest Service, the Pocahontas County Sheriff’s Office and the West Virginia State Police.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David Perri prosecuted Brown and Turner, Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Stein prosecuted Goldstein and Linger, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Warner prosecuted the remaining defendants on behalf of the government. Chief U.S. District Judge
