CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WTAP) – Two sisters have pleaded guilty to a federal drug crime that occurred in Las Vegas and Parkersburg.
Dawn Marie Bennett, 42, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and April Lynn McNeill, 44, of Parkersburg, W.Va., each pleaded guilty on Wednesday to aiding and abetting the use of a communication facility to facilitate drug trafficking.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on or about Jan. 24, 2023, Bennett arranged with McNeill, her sister, to send her a package through the United States Mail containing approximately 334 pills containing either oxycodone or hydrocodone.
Law enforcement officers intercepted the package before it arrived at McNeill’s residence. Officers delivered the package to McNeill’s residence and detained her when she accepted the delivery.
According to the release, Bennett and McNeill admitted to the arrangement and also admitted to arranging the shipment of approximately 487 pills containing either oxycodone or hydrocodone from Bennett to McNeill on or about Jan. 19, 2024.
Law enforcement intercepted that package, which never arrived at McNeill’s residence.
Bennett and McNeill admitted that McNeill intended to sell pills from both shipments to people in the Parkersburg area.
McNeill and Bennett are scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 2024.
Each faces a maximum penalty of four years in prison, up to one year of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.
United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Parkersburg Violent Crime and Narcotics Task Force.
United States District Judge Irene C. Berger presided over the hearings. Assistant United States Attorney Jeremy B. Wolfe is prosecuting the case.
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