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Date: 11-24-2020
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Case Number: 5:20-cr-00012-JPB-JPM
Judge: James P. Mazzone
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia (Ohio County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office, Wheeling, West Virginia
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Description: Wheeling, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant who was charged with drug distribution near a school.
Lorenzo Clark, a/k/a "Renny," age 38, was charged with “Distribution of Cocaine Base within 1000 feet of a Protected Location.” Clark admitted to selling cocaine near the Hil-Dar housing complex in Ohio County in May 2020.
Clark faces at least one and up to 40 years of incarceration and a fine of up to $2,000,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Shawn M. Adkins is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Ohio Valley Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, which includes the Drug Enforcement Administration, West Virginia State Police, Ohio County Sheriff’s Office, and the Wheeling Police Department, investigated.
21:860 DISTRIBUTE IN OR NEAR SCHOOLS/CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
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21:860 DISTRIBUTE IN OR NEAR SCHOOLS/CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
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Outcome: Defendant pleaded guilty.
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