Tina Marie Dixon, 53, of Huntington, was sentenced on Apr. 13 to five years and ten months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine base, also known as crack.
The sentencing is part of ongoing efforts to address drug-related offenses in the area. Authorities said Dixon’s actions contributed to the distribution of dangerous substances within the community.
According to court documents and statements made in court, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a garage structure behind Dixon’s residence on March 25. During the execution of the search warrant, Dixon consented to a search of her bedroom where officers found 37.1 grams of a substance containing fentanyl and 2.7 grams of crack cocaine. Officers also discovered $18,984 in her bedroom during the search. Additionally, Dixon admitted that officers saw her distribute crack cocaine to an individual outside her residence when they arrived.
Dixon’s daughter and co-defendant Tabatha Rae Gardner, 35, pleaded guilty earlier this year to distribution of fentanyl and is scheduled for sentencing on May 11.
United States Attorney Moore Capito announced the sentence and commended both the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Huntington Police Department for their investigative work. United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentence while Assistant United States Attorney Lesley C. Shamblin prosecuted the case.
Further information about this case can be found by searching Case No. 3:25-cr-172 on PACER or visiting the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.
