CLARKSBURG, W. Va. — Three West Virginia residents were sentenced Monday after committing crimes involving cocaine trafficking.
Cherise Jones, 31, of Fairmont, was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for selling crack cocaine near Maple Avenue Apartments, a public housing authority facility in Fairmont, in June 2013.
She pleaded guilty in August to one count of distribution of cocaine base within 1000 feet of a protected location following an investigation by the Three Rivers Drug and Violent Crime Task Force.
Larry Clelland, 50, of Fairmont and Robin Jackson, 42, of Morgantown were also sentenced Monday for their role in selling crack cocaine in June 2013.
Clelland and Jackson each pleaded guilty in August to one count of distribution of cocaine base following an investigation by the Mon Valley Drug and Violent Crime Task Force.
Clelland was sentenced to 30 months in prison with credit for time served from November, while Jackson was sentenced to 24 months in prison with credit for time served from November.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda Wesley prosecuted the cases on behalf of the government, while U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.