Brittany Hurst, Heroin Trafficking, West Virginia 2015

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Clarksburg woman has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for her role in a heroin trafficking operation.

Brittany Hurst, 25, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for heroin trafficking, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

Hurst was discovered in possession of heroin in late 2014 in Harrison County, West Virginia.

She pled guilty in February 2015 to one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin – Aiding and Abetting.”

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stephen Warner and Andrew Cogar along with former Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn Morgan prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The Greater Harrison County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case.

U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided over the case.

Hurst’s sentence was handed down in February 2015.

The Greater Harrison County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force played a key role in the investigation and prosecution of Hurst.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also contributed to the investigation and prosecution.

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