ELKINS, W. Va. — Ten individuals were sentenced at the federal court in Elkins Tuesday on drug trafficking charges.
Among them was:
Dustin Turner, 42, of Weston, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for his role in manufacturing methamphetamine within Lewis County in May. He pleaded guilty in October 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 and 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 within Randolph County. She pleaded guilty in November 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. She was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $19,221.49.
Shannon David Flagg, 41, of Hambleton, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for her role in manufacturing methamphetamine in Tucker County. She pleaded guilty in October 2013 to one count of Possession of Pseudoephedrine to be Used in the Manufacture of Methamphetamine following an investigation by the U.S. Forest Service, the Tucker County Sheriff’s Office, and the West Virginia State Police.
Richard Raymond Linger, 29, of Norton, was sentenced to 15 months in prison after he was discovered in possession of morphine in Tucker County in February. He pleaded guilty in December to one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Morphine following an investigation by the Tucker County Sheriff’s Department.
Shannon Salisbury, 35, of Burnsville, was sentenced to five years of probation for her role in manufacturing methamphetamine in Lewis County after she pleaded 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 to five years of probation for her role in manufacturing methamphetamine in Gilmer County after she pleaded guilty in
May to one count of Maintaining Drug-Involved Premises following an investigation by the West Virginia State Police.
Clyde Earl Goldstein, 35, of Davis, was sentenced to two years of probation for selling subutex, a prescription painkiller, in Tucker County. He pleaded guilty in October to one count of Distribution of Subutex following an investigation by the Tucker County Sheriff’s Department.
Jessica Dawn Kerns, 23, of Beverly, was sentenced to two years of probation for selling Alprazolam, an anti-anxiety drug, in Randolph County. She pleaded guilty in September to one count of Distribution of Alprazolam following an investigation by the Mountain Region Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, the U.S. Forest Service, the Pocahontas County Sheriff’s Office and the West Virginia State Police.
Angie Lyn Graber, 48, of Philippi, was sentenced to two years of probation for selling Clonazepam, an anti-anxiety medication, in Randolph County. She pleaded guilty in September to one count of Distribution of Clonazepam following an investigation by the U.S. Forest Service.
Mindy Rachelle Leary, 26, of Durbin, was sentenced to two years of probation for her role in manufacturing methamphetamine in Randolph County. She pleaded guilty in November 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 U.S. 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 John Preston Bailey presided over the cases Tuesday.