CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Armand Taylor, of Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, has admitted to his role in a drug distribution operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Taylor, also known as “Scrap,” age 26, pled guilty to one count of “Distribution of Heroin.” Taylor admitted to selling heroin in June 2017 in Harrison County.

Taylor faces up to 20 years incarceration and a fine of up to $1,000,000. 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. Attorney Traci M. Cook is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The case was investigated by the Greater Harrison Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force and the West Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation. 

 

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Michelle Elaine Queen, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, has admitted to her role in a drug distribution operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Queen, age 48, pled guilty to one count of “Distribution of Heroin.” Queen admitted to selling heroin in January 2017 in Harrison County.

Queen faces up to 20 years incarceration  and a fine of up to $1,000,000. 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. Attorney Traci M. Cook is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The case was investigated by the Greater Harrison Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and the West Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation. 

 

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.

 

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Eight people have been indicted by a grand jury on January 9, 2018 for drug distribution charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

The 30-count indictment alleges a conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl, as well as marijuana in Harrison County from an unknown date to September 2017. Those named in the indictment are:

Ernest Russell Claypool, Jr., age 53, of Clarksburg, West Virginia

Michelle Elaine Queen, age 46, of Clarksburg, West Virginia

Chadley Russell Claypool, age 31, of Clarksburg, West Virginia

Armand Taylor, also known as Scrap, age 24, of Penn Hills, Pennsylvania

Jordan Michael Conaway, age 23, of Clarksburg, West Virginia

Colton Justice Kallel, age 21, of Clarksburg, West Virginia

Zachery Allen Queen, age 25, of Clarksburg, West Virginia

Kamesha Sherrail Claypool, age 23, of Clarksburg, West Virginia

Assistant U.S. Attorney Traci M. Cook is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The case was investigated by the Greater Harrison Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force and the West Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation. 

 

An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.