MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Baltimore man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization that sold “substantial amounts of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine in Berkeley and Jefferson counties.”
US Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia Matt Harvey tells the Panhandle News Network that Charles Delroy Singletary, 45, was sentenced in federal court in Martinsburg.
The indictment, returned in January of last year, was part of a massive sweep that saw charges against 82 people, including Gary Brown, Jr., for their roles in the operation.
According to statements made in court, Singletary was one of the workers for the operation, ensuring drug customers were receiving their controlled substances.
Singletary was a fugitive for 18 months following the initial indictment and used using multiple aliases during his fugitive status, according to a press release from the US Attorney’s office.
All 82 defendants have been convicted and 81 defendants, including Singletary, have been sentenced. Brown, Jr. was sentenced to more than 27 years in federal prison in May.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lara Omps-Botteicher and Kyle Kane prosecuted the cases on behalf of the government.
U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.
Various federal, state and local law enforcement agencies were part of the investigation. It was also part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Operation Take Back America.