WHEELING, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Chicago man has been convicted for leading a drug distribution operation that brought fentanyl and cocaine into Hancock County, West Virginia.
Gerald Henry, 41, also known as “Unc,” was found guilty on two counts of distributing fentanyl and cocaine.
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Court testimony showed Henry transported large quantities of the drugs from Chicago to Weirton for sale. Authorities seized more than 400 grams of fentanyl from his Weirton residence during the investigation.
Henry faces a minimum of 10 years and up to life in prison for each charge. A federal judge will determine his sentence after reviewing the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.
Several co-conspirators—including Jasmine McCullough, Stephen Price, Daniel Pail Truax, Paula Jean Truax, and William Dean Tredway—have already pleaded guilty for their roles in the operation.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Clayton Reid and Carly Nogay.
Multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in the investigation, including the Hancock-Brooke-Weirton Drug Task Force, DEA, ATF, U.S. Marshals, and several local police departments in West Virginia and Ohio.
U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided over the trial.
