Rayshawn L. Ball, Heroin and Cocaine Trafficking, West Virginia 2016

A 31-year-old Columbus man has been sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in heroin and cocaine trafficking in Ohio County, West Virginia.

Rayshawn L. Ball engaged in the illicit activity throughout late 2014 and early 2015, according to Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen.

Ball pled guilty to one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule I and Schedule II Controlled Substances in December 2016.

The Marshall County Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah W. Montoro prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided over the sentencing hearing.

Ball's sentence reflects the severity of the crimes he committed and the impact they had on our community.

The Marshall County Drug Task Force and Assistant U.S. Attorney Montoro are to be commended for their efforts in bringing this case to justice.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndwv/pr/ohio-man-sentenced-heroin-cocaine-trafficking