Michigan Man Admits to Drug Trafficking

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Michael Robinson-Brown, 26, of Detroit, Michigan, admitted today to the distribution of methamphetamine.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Robinson-Brown was one of the leaders of a drug trafficking organization operating in Monongalia County. Robinson-Brown would supply the methamphetamine to others to sell.

Robinson-Brown faces up to 20 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine the sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda Wesley is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.

The Mon Metro Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.