CLARKSBURG, W. Va. — A Harrison County woman has been sentenced to serve time in prison after her involvement with an illegal distribution network for a controlled substance.
Juanita Farnsworth, 31, of Clarksburg, will spend 37 months in prison after she pleaded guilty in March 2014 to one count of possession with intent to distribute oxycodone.
The plea came after an investigation by the Greater Harrison County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives uncovered the painkiller distribution network. Oxycodone pills were transported from Detroit, Michigan to West Virginia and then Farnsworth, among others, redistributed the painkillers in the community.
As part of the sentence Friday, Farnsworth was also ordered to forfeit two firearms, ammunition and $5,947.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn Morgan prosecuted the case on behalf of the government and U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.