Martinsburg man sentenced to more than 12 years for drug charge

FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen at the United States Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C.

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA –Ian Andre Carr, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 151 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Carr, 50, pleaded guilty in September 2021 to one count of “Distribution of Fentanyl and Heroin.” Carr admitted to distributing the substances in February 2018 in Berkeley County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy D. Helman prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Eastern Panhandle Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

Chief U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.

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