MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A Martinsburg man will spend at least a year in prison for helping to smuggle drugs into the Eastern Regional Jail.
Steven Paul Anderson pleaded guilty on April 7 in Berkeley County Circuit Court to conspiracy to transport a controlled substance into a jail.
The Journal (https://bit.ly/1icbgP0 ) reports that the 36-year-old Anderson received a one- to five-year sentence on Monday. The sentence will be served consecutive to a two- to 25-year sentence that Anderson is serving for burglary and grand larceny.
Under a plea agreement, four related counts were dismissed.
Anderson was accused of arranging with other individuals to smuggle suboxone into the jail in January 2013.
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Information from: The Journal, https://journal-news.net/
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