HUNTINGTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Jermaine Lee Smith, 34, of Columbus, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 29, 2022, Smith and Benjamin Jack Reed, 42, of Huntington, sold approximately 27 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant in a Huntington parking lot.
Smith is scheduled to be sentenced on October 10, 2023, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.
Reed pleaded guilty on February 13, 2023, to aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl. Reed is scheduled to be sentenced on July 10, 2023.
United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Cabell County Sheriff’s Department.
United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie S. Taylor is prosecuting the case.