Charleston Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Heroin Charge
A Charleston heroin dealer pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto.
Tara Shepherd, 26, entered her guilty plea to distribution of heroin in a Charleston courtroom.
According to court documents, Shepherd admitted that on August 26, 2016, she sold heroin to a confidential informant working with the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team. The drug deal took place at her apartment on Washington Avenue in Charleston.
Shepherd faces up to 20 years in federal prison when she is sentenced on June 26, 2017, according to U.S. Attorney’s Office officials.
The Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team conducted the investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Monica D. Coleman is in charge of the prosecution.
The case is being prosecuted as part of an ongoing effort led by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia to combat the illicit sale and misuse of prescription drugs and heroin.
This effort aims to aggressively pursue and shut down illegal pill trafficking, eliminate open air drug markets, and curtail the spread of opiate painkillers and heroin in communities across the Southern District.
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Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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