Charles Delroy Singletary, 45, from Baltimore, Maryland, has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.
Singletary was among 82 people indicted in January 2024 as part of the investigation into the organization. According to court statements, he worked within the operation to ensure customers received their drugs. After the indictment, Singletary evaded law enforcement for 18 months by using multiple aliases.
All individuals charged in this case have now been convicted, and all but one have been sentenced. Gary Brown, Jr., another key figure in the organization, received a sentence of 327 months in federal prison in May 2025.
The prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lara Omps-Botteicher and Kyle Kane. U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided over the case.
The investigation involved several agencies: the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Pittsburgh and Baltimore Field Divisions), Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations, United States Postal Inspection Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, United States Marshals Service; Eastern Panhandle Drug Task Force (a HIDTA-funded initiative); West Virginia State Police; West Virginia Air National Guard; Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office; Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office; Ranson Police Department; Martinsburg Police Department; Charles Town Police Department; Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office; Stafford County Sheriff’s Office (Virginia); Frederick County Sheriff’s Offices (Maryland and Virginia); Winchester Police Department; and Clarke County Sheriff’s Office (Virginia).
This case is part of Operation Take Back America—an initiative by the Department of Justice focused on combating illegal immigration and dismantling cartels and transnational criminal organizations through coordinated efforts from Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN). More details about the original investigation can be found at https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndwv/pr/investigators-dismantle-fentanyl-drug-trafficking-network-eastern-panhandle.
