Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Distribution

Huntington, West Virginia – A local man has been convicted of distributing cocaine base, also known as ‘crack.’

Deandre Antonio Ziegler, 31, who is also known as ‘Little D,’ admitted to distributing cocaine base to an undercover informant on five different occasions in July and August 2020.

Ziegler pleaded guilty to the distribution of cocaine base, which carries a maximum penalty of up to 20 years in prison. He is currently awaiting sentencing on June 6, 2022.

The Cabell County Sheriff’s Drug Unit and the FBI’s Southern West Virginia Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) West Task Force conducted the investigation that led to Ziegler’s arrest and subsequent plea agreement.

United States Attorney Will Thompson praised the investigative work of the agencies involved in the case. ‘The men and women who work tirelessly to combat the scourge of drug trafficking in our community are to be commended,’ Thompson said.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Courtney L. Cremeans. United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers presided over the hearing.

A copy of the press release can be found 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-00017.

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