Darryl Eric Hill, 10-Year Sentence for Heroin Trafficking, West Virginia 2020

Crime Spree: Detroit Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Heroin Trafficking and Gun Crimes in West Virginia

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Detroit, Michigan man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for heroin trafficking and gun crimes. Darryl Eric Hill, 37, previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The sentencing was handed down by United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers.

According to court documents, Hill rented a room at the Double Tree Hotel in Huntington on October 21, 2020. Law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at the room and seized heroin, methamphetamine, crack cocaine, over $19,000, and a loaded 9mm pistol which Hill possessed. Hill admitted that he had stayed at the hotel for several weeks and that he had been selling the drugs in and around the Huntington area.

Hill also admitted that he kept the firearm with him to protect himself based on his status as a drug dealer. Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Huntington Police Department.

Assistant United States Attorney Joseph F. Adams handled the prosecution. This case was prosecuted as part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) program, the centerpiece of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime.

The PSN program focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime. 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. 3:21-cr-00072.

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