CLARKSBURG, W. Va. — Three Harrison County residents were sentenced Monday on federal drug charges.
Matthew Vanhorn, 28, and Megan Counts, 24, both of Stonewood, were discovered in February 2013 selling heroin near the Stonewood City Park.
Each pleaded guilty in January to one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin within 1000 feet of a protected location.
Vanhorn was sentenced to 63 months in prison with credit for time served since October 2013, while Counts was sentenced to 46 months in prison with credit for time served since May. She will also forfeit $5,221.
Meanwhile, Charles Counts, father of Megan Counts, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for selling Ecstasy near the Oakmound Apartments in Clarksburg
Charles Counts, 43, of Reynoldsville, pleaded guilty in January to one count of distribution of MDMA within 1000 feet of a protected location. He will also forfeit $5,221.
The Greater Harrison County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated the crimes.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn Morgan prosecuted the cases on behalf of the government, while U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.