Huntington Drug Ring Leader Corey Toney Gets 10 Years

A 27-year-old Huntington man at the center of a sprawling multistate drug conspiracy has been sentenced to 10 years and three months in federal prison. Corey Bruce Toney pleaded guilty to distributing heroin, admitting he orchestrated a network that flooded West Virginia with heroin, crack, cocaine, marijuana, and Xanax from 2014 to 2016. The sentence, handed down today, marks a major takedown in the DOJ’s ongoing war against interstate narcotics rings.

Toney wasn’t just a dealer—he ran a pipeline. He admitted coordinating with codefendant Atari Seantay Brown, who transported bulk heroin and cocaine from Detroit to Huntington for distribution. Toney maintained a leadership role in the conspiracy and admitted to possessing multiple firearms during the operation. On September 29, 2015, a DEA confidential informant bought 10 grams of heroin from Toney for $1,250 in a controlled transaction—just one of many buys during the investigation.

Simultaneously, 37-year-old Tanisha Lynette Wooding was sentenced to a year and a half in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute crack. Wooding admitted to dealing up to 840 grams of crack in Huntington over a one-year period, receiving regular shipments from Brown. When she sold the drugs, she returned the cash—$120,531 of which was seized during raids—and received more supply. Agents found roughly two ounces of crack at her residence on the 1800 block of 9th Avenue during a May 18, 2016 raid.

That same day, federal agents executed search warrants at eight locations across Detroit, Proctorville, Ohio, and Huntington. The raids netted a staggering haul: massive quantities of heroin, cocaine, crack, and marijuana, along with 41 firearms and cash totaling $120,531. The operation, led by the DEA, involved coordinated efforts from the West Virginia State Police, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department, the Huntington Police Department, the FBI Drug Task Force, the Ohio Highway Patrol, ATF, and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

Atari Seantay Brown, the alleged Detroit supplier, has already pleaded guilty to distributing heroin and awaits sentencing on March 6, 2017. Seven other defendants have been convicted: Sean Lee Braggs, Samuel E. Nelson, III, Deandra Sheen Jones, and Roy Bills, all of whom pleaded guilty and await sentencing. Arthur James Canada was hit with 3 years and 10 months, Matthew Michael Meadows got 18 months, and Parker Wyatt Mays received a year and a day behind bars.

Chief U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentences in federal court. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph F. Adams led the prosecution. The cases are part of a broader Southern District of West Virginia initiative targeting the flow of illegal drugs into the region. With heroin and fentanyl ravaging communities, the DOJ is treating cases like Toney’s as frontline battles in the national overdose crisis.

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