Edwin G Simpson, Heroin Conspiracy, West Virginia 2013

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man who participated in a heroin distribution conspiracy in 2012 and 2013 has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison, announced Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto.

Edwin G. Simpson, 45, previously pleaded guilty to maintaining a residence for the purpose of distributing and using heroin. The investigation revealed that between November 2012 and March 2013, Simpson allowed others to store heroin at his apartment after it was transported from Detroit.

Agents with the Huntington FBI Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at Simpson’s apartment on March 8, 2013, and seized heroin, a .32 caliber revolver, ammunition, and other items associated with the sale of heroin.

This is not the first time Simpson has been involved in a heroin distribution conspiracy. Multiple defendants have been convicted of drug offenses as a result of this investigation, with several receiving federal prison sentences.

Kenneth E. Baxter was sentenced to seven years and three months, while Coty S. Richardson received five years and ten months. Sean L. Gist was sentenced to five years and three months, Ramone L. Wells to four years, Pricilla Lee Dylan to two years and nine months, and Dustin S. Barton to a year and a day.

Paul A. Roberts, Jr., and Warren G. Howard were both sentenced to five years of probation for their roles in assisting the group in securing a residence to conduct drug deals and distributing heroin, respectively.

The investigation was conducted by the Huntington FBI Drug Task Force and the United States Postal Inspection Service. Assistant United States Attorney Joseph F. Adams is responsible for the prosecution.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office, joined by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, is committed to aggressively pursuing and shutting down illegal pill trafficking, eliminating open air drug markets, and curtailing the spread of opiate painkillers and heroin in communities across the Southern District.

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