HUNTINGTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Edward Daniel Walker Jr., also known as “Jetty,” 38, of Columbus, Ohio, and Jordan Lee Jobe, 29, of Leon, West Virginia, each pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute heroin.
According to court documents and statements made in court, from about April 2022 to about September 25, 2022, Walker and Jobe participated in a conspiracy to distribute heroin in the Leon area of Mason County. Walker admitted to selling heroin to customers directly and distributing quantities of heroin to other individuals for them to sell at his direction. Jobe admitted to distributing heroin for Walker and transporting Walker to obtain heroin.
On September 25, 2022, law enforcement officers conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 64 in Hurricane of a vehicle driven by Jobe in which Walker was a passenger. Officers searched the vehicle and found approximately 105 grams of suspected heroin and a firearm. Walker and Jobe each admitted to intending to sell the heroin.
Following the traffic stop, officers executed a search warrant that same day at a Barboursville motel room where Walker and Jobe were staying. Officer seized approximately 204 grams of suspected heroin, two firearms and $1,000 during that search. Walker and Jobe each admitted to intending to sell the heroin, and further admitted that the cash was proceeds from previous drug sales.
On March 31, 2023, officers executed a search warrant at a Durham Road residence in Leon, where they arrested Walker and Jobe. Officers seized approximately 135 grams of suspected heroin found at the residence and $2,000 on Walker’s person. Walker and Jobe each admitted to intending to sell the heroin. Walker further admitted that the cash was proceeds from previous drug deals.
Walker and Jobe are scheduled to be sentenced on October 16, 2023, and each faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $1 million fine.
United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the West Virginia State Police and the Drug and Violent Crime Task Force West.
United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie Taylor is prosecuting the case.