CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A heroin ring was busted in Harrison County, resulting in the sentencing of four individuals for drug trafficking offenses, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
Daleron K. Stewart, 26, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Darrell Jeffery Mar, 21, of Verona, Pennsylvania, conspired to possess and sell heroin in Harrison and Monongalia Counties throughout 2014. They each pled guilty in November 2015 to one count of “Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Heroin.”
Stewart was sentenced today to 30 months in prison, while Mar was sentenced to 21 months in prison. The two men were part of a conspiracy that spanned multiple counties in West Virginia.
Miranda D. Swiger, 21, of Longwood, Florida, was discovered in possession of heroin in January 2015 in Taylor County, West Virginia. She pled guilty in November 2015 to one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin – Aiding and Abetting.”
Swiger was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for her role in the heroin trafficking operation. The Greater Harrison County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated each of the defendants.
James Michael Conley, 38, of Clarksburg, sold morphine in September 2014 near Pierpont Community and Technical College in Harrison County, West Virginia. He pled guilty in November 2015 to one count of “Distribution of Morphine within 1,000 feet of a Protected Location.”
Conley was sentenced today to 14 months in prison for selling morphine near a protected location. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Shawn Adkins and Stephen Warner prosecuted Conley, while Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda Wesley and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn Morgan prosecuted Swiger, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Cogar prosecuted Mar and Stewart on behalf of the government.
U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided over the sentencing hearings. The convictions are a significant blow to the heroin trafficking operation in Harrison County and demonstrate the commitment of law enforcement to taking down drug dealers in West Virginia.
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Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime|Sex Crimes|Cybercrime|Public Corruption|Weapons|Human Trafficking|White Collar Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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