MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Gerald Gibbs, of Kearneysville,
West Virginia, was sentenced today to 105 months incarceration for his role in
a drug distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Gibbs, age 30, pled guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to
Distribute a Controlled Substance” in December 2017. Gibbs admitted to
conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and 28 grams or more of
cocaine. The crime took place from June 2016 to March 2017 in Jefferson County,
West Virginia.
Gibbs was also ordered to forfeit $16,774, a .380-caliber
pistol, a .410-caliber shotgun, a 2006 Jaguar SJR-S, a 2006 BMW 750LI, and a
2006 Lexus RX400.
Assistant United States Attorneys Lara K. Omps-Botteicher
and Anna Z. Krasinski prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The
Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded
initiative, investigated.
Chief U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.
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