LaQuan Johnson Convicted of Heroin Trafficking

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Heroin trafficking has claimed another victim. LaQuan Johnson, 35, of Baltimore, Maryland, was convicted of heroin trafficking in federal court.

Johnson sold heroin in April 2014 in Berkeley County, West Virginia. He pled guilty to one count of ‘Distribution of Heroin.’ As a result of his guilty plea, Johnson will be sentenced to 180 months in prison.

Johnson was charged in a 6-count superseding indictment in April 2015. The indictment alleged various heroin and cocaine trafficking offenses. One count of the indictment specifically indicated that Johnson sold heroin containing fentanyl, a powerful painkiller, in Berkeley County, West Virginia in June 2014 which led to the death and serious bodily injury of another individual.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Paul Camilletti, Robert McWilliams, and Anna Krasinski prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

Chief U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided over the case.

Johnson’s conviction is a significant blow to heroin traffickers in the region. The Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crime Task Force will continue to work tirelessly to combat the scourge of heroin.

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