Huntington Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Danielle D. Jones, 35, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl and a quantity of cocaine base, also known as "crack."

According to court documents and statements made in court, on August 16, 2023, Jones sold quantities of crack and what she thought was heroin for $800 to a confidential informant at her Huntington residence. Jones admitted to the transaction, and to arranging it with the informant beforehand. Jones further admitted to selling a quantity of what she thought was heroin to the confidential informant on three other occasions between August 22, 2023, and December 27, 2023, at her residence. Jones also sold the confidential informant a quantity of crack during the December 27, 2023, transaction.

A forensic analysis later confirmed that the suspected heroin sold in all four transactions was fentanyl totaling approximately 27 grams.

Jones is scheduled to be sentenced on August 19, 2024, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, at least 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 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie Taylor is prosecuting the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 3:24-cr-2.

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