Judy Kay Smith, a 58-year-old woman from Huntington, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to distributing heroin in the state.
According to a plea agreement, Judy Kay Smith entered her guilty plea to distribution of heroin in a Huntington federal court. The crime took place in January of this year, with Smith selling heroin to a confidential informant and an undercover agent with the Huntington FBI Drug Task Force.
On January 5, 2017, deputies with the Cabell County Sheriff’s arrested Smith after a controlled purchase of heroin from her vehicle. The informant entered Smith’s vehicle where she sold approximately 10 grams of heroin in exchange for $1,200 cash. Smith also admitted to distributing 20 grams of heroin to the informant on January 9, 2017.
A few days later, on January 23, 2017, Smith agreed to distribute 20 grams of heroin to an undercover agent. Prior to the transaction, a trooper with the West Virginia State Police conducted a traffic stop of Smith’s vehicle. Smith was arrested and found with approximately 22 grams of heroin. Law enforcement also executed a search warrant at Smith’s residence and seized additional heroin and two firearms.
As part of her plea agreement, Smith agreed to forfeit a vehicle that was used to facilitate the distribution of heroin. Smith faces up to 20 years in federal prison when she is sentenced on August 10, 2017. The investigation was conducted by the Huntington FBI Drug Task Force, the Cabell County Sheriff’s Department, and the West Virginia State Police.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia 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.
Judy Kay Smith, 58, of Huntington, West Virginia, was charged with distribution of heroin in a federal court. Smith faces up to 20 years in federal prison when she is sentenced on August 10, 2017. The crime took place in January of this year, with Smith selling heroin to a confidential informant and an undercover agent with the Huntington FBI Drug Task Force.
The investigation was conducted by the Huntington FBI Drug Task Force, the Cabell County Sheriff’s Department, and the West Virginia State Police. Assistant United States Attorney Joseph F. Adams is handling the prosecution. The plea hearing was held before Chief United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers.
Judy Kay Smith, a Huntington woman, was arrested after selling heroin to a confidential informant and an undercover agent with the Huntington FBI Drug Task Force. The investigation was conducted by the Huntington FBI Drug Task Force, the Cabell County Sheriff’s Department, and the West Virginia State Police.
Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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