A Charleston woman was sentenced in federal court Monday to 87 months in prison for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
A Charleston woman was sentenced in federal court Monday to 87 months in prison for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
Wanda Elaine Folden, 41, pleaded guilty in July, admitting that she had 143 grams of crack on May 31, 2007, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Folden gave the crack, along with marijuana and other drug paraphernalia, to a juvenile and told the child to hide it in the family's van, according to the release.
Folden later admitted selling drugs in the Charleston area for 10 years, according to the release.
She was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin.
Also Monday in federal court:
Miranda Bowyer, 24, of Bradley, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Thomas E. Johnston in Beckley to 54 months in prison for her role in heroin distribution, according to the release.
She pleaded guilty in June and admitted that she made trips to New Jersey to get heroin to sell in the Beckley area.
Rodney Johnson, 43, of Huntington, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin. Johnson faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine when sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers in Huntington on Dec. 6.A Charleston woman was sentenced in federal court Monday to 87 months in prison for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
Wanda Elaine Folden, 41, pleaded guilty in July, admitting that she had 143 grams of crack on May 31, 2007, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Folden gave the crack, along with marijuana and other drug paraphernalia, to a juvenile and told the child to hide it in the family's van, according to the release.
Folden later admitted selling drugs in the Charleston area for 10 years, according to the release.
She was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin.
Also Monday in federal court:
Miranda Bowyer, 24, of Bradley, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Thomas E. Johnston in Beckley to 54 months in prison for her role in heroin distribution, according to the release.She pleaded guilty in June and admitted that she made trips to New Jersey to get heroin to sell in the Beckley area.
Rodney Johnson, 43, of Huntington, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin. Johnson faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine when sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers in Huntington on Dec. 6.
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Drug laws amount to government telling adults what they can do with their own bodies and minds.