Benjamin Jack Reed, Aiding and Abetting Fentanyl Distribution, West Virginia 2023

A Huntington man has been sentenced to prison for his role in a fentanyl distribution scheme. Benjamin Jack Reed, 42, of Huntington, was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl.

The crime occurred on April 29, 2022, when Reed and Jermaine Lee Smith, 34, of Columbus, Ohio, sold approximately 27 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant in a Huntington parking lot.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Reed was involved in the sale of fentanyl with Smith. Smith pleaded guilty on July 6, 2023, to aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl. He is scheduled to be sentenced on October 10, 2023.

United States Attorney Will Thompson commended the investigative work of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Cabell County Sheriff’s Department in the case.

United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentence in the case. Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie S. Taylor prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 3:22-cr-211.

Benjamin Jack Reed, 42, of Huntington, was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl. This sentence is a result of his involvement in the sale of fentanyl with Jermaine Lee Smith on April 29, 2022.

The exact date of the crime was April 29, 2022, and Reed was sentenced to prison on a later date. The exact dollar amount of the fentanyl sold was not provided in the press release.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/huntington-man-sentenced-prison-fentanyl-crime-3