FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Chicago woman was sentenced Thursday to 40 years in prison in Fayette County Circuit Court for her role in a drug trafficking organization that operated in the county, according to Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Ciliberti Jr.
Krystal A. Tankson, 41, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced May 21 by Circuit Judge Thomas K. Fast after previously being convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to deliver more than five grams but less than 50 grams of methamphetamine, a felony offense.
According to prosecutors, Tankson’s sentence was doubled because of a prior federal drug-related felony conviction. She must serve 10 years before becoming eligible for parole…