Quanda Kiev Wilborne, 29, of Charleston, and Taylor Faith Walke, 23, of St. Albans, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The two were involved in a drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl and methamphetamine in the Charleston area from June 2024 to May 2025.
Court documents show that Wilborne obtained methamphetamine from Amanda Marie Mace and fentanyl from multiple sources. He then distributed both substances in the region. As part of his plea agreement, Wilborne admitted to obtaining and redistributing about 24 pounds of methamphetamine from Mace.
Wilborne also admitted to selling a quarter pound of methamphetamine to Walke on March 4, 2025, for $700 after Walke contacted him by phone seeking the drugs for a third party. Law enforcement stopped Walke later that day and seized the methamphetamine.
Additionally, Wilborne acknowledged possessing a firearm during incidents related to distributing methamphetamine or fentanyl on three separate dates: February 29, December 9, 2024; and January 15, 2025.
Both Wilborne and Walke are scheduled for sentencing on December 18, 2025. They each face mandatory minimum sentences of ten years up to life in prison as well as at least five years up to lifetime supervised release and fines up to $10 million.
Wilborne, Walke, and Mace are among twelve people indicted following a federal investigation into the drug trafficking group. The indictment against Mace and other defendants is pending; all defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Two other individuals have pleaded guilty in related cases resulting from this investigation. Steven Jamar Alexander (“Dook”), of Nitro, pleaded guilty on July 28, 2025 to distribution of fentanyl with sentencing set for November 10; Rafael Cee-Erwin Solomon (“Rip”), of Detroit, Michigan pleaded guilty on June 30 to three counts of distributing fentanyl with sentencing scheduled for October 9.
“Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT), which is composed of the Charleston Police Department, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, the Nitro Police Department, the St. Albans Police Department and the South Charleston Police Department.”
United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin presided over these hearings while Assistant United States Attorney Jeremy B. Wolfe prosecuted these cases.
“This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) and Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN).”
More information can be found by searching Case No. 2:25-cr-78 on PACERLinks.
