Eleven federal inmates in the Northern District of West Virginia were sentenced before Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh last week for smuggling or attempting to smuggle drugs into three West Virginia prisons, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld’s office.
Prisons involved were Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Hazelton, Secure Female Facility (SFF) Hazelton, and Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Gilmer.
Court documents state the type of drugs being smuggled included fentanyl, suboxone, buprenorphine, and K2 or “spice,” a synthetic cannabinoid.
Involved inmates received additional prison time to the sentences they were already serving.
Among those sentenced, five are inmates at SFF Hazelton including Angela Oxendine, 44, and Brittney Hays, 31, both sentenced to three months; Tina Hatterer, 44, and Arlene Combs, 39, each sentenced to six months; and Angela Woolwine, 35, who will serve an additional 12 months.
Two men at FCI, Kevon Jackson, 31, and Christopher Coffey, 55, were sentenced to an additional six months.
Joshua Jett, 40, Dayvoughn Ervin, 31, and Joseph Sanders, 24, inmates at FCI Gilmer, were also sentenced to six months.
Christopher Gorrell, 41, a fourth inmate at FCI Gilmer, was sentenced to three months.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Brandon Flower and Will Rhee prosecuted the cases on behalf of the government and The Bureau of Prisons investigated.
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