Five Individuals Enter Pleas In Federal Court

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MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Five individuals have entered pleas of guilty before Magistrate Judge James E. Seibert.

United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced that:

DAVID LEE FERGUSON, age 60, of Martinsburg, entered a plea of guilty to “Distribution of Crack Cocaine within 1,000 Feet of Burke Street Elementary School.” ASHLEY LUCILLE DIXSON, age 26, of Martinsburg, entered a plea of guilty to “Distribution of Crack Cocaine within 1,000 Feet of Rosemont Elementary School.” MONICA RENEE GREEN, age 35, entered a plea of guilty to “Distribution of Crack Cocaine.” FERGUSON and DIXSON, who are in custody pending sentencing, face up to 40 years in prison. GREEN, who is free on bond pending sentencing, faces up to 20 years in prison. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Vogrin and investigated by the Eastern Panhandle Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, consisting of officers from the West Virginia State Police - Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Martinsburg Police Department, and the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department.

CHARLES JONES, JR. a/k/a “BUCKY,” age 47, of Romney, West Virginia, entered a plea of guilty to “Sale of a Firearm to a Known Felon.” JONES, who is in custody pending sentencing, faces up to 10 years in prison. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul T. Camilletti and was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Hampshire County Sheriff’s Office.

ALVIN LEE STOLTZFUS, age 50, of Romney, West Virginia, entered a plea of guilty to “Cutting and Removal of Timber from Public Lands.” STOLTZFUS, who is free on bond pending sentencing, faces up to 1 year in prison. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney David J. Perri and investigated by the National Park Service.