Three men sentenced for drug trafficking in the Eastern Panhandle

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Three men were sentenced to federal prison in separate cases for drug trafficking in the Eastern Panhandle.

Cortney Lamar Jenkins, age 34, of Martinsburg, was sentenced to 15 years for a drug charge involving a trafficking operation that sold cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin in Berkeley County over a five-year period.  Jenkins acknowledged that the heroin and fentanyl he sold had caused two individuals to overdose.  A search of Jenkins’s house and vehicle yielded nearly $20,000 in cash, cocaine, marijuana, THC cartridges, and drug paraphernalia.  Jenkins has six prior drug trafficking convictions, including a prior federal drug trafficking conviction, with a criminal history that spanned over twenty years. 

Randy Stephen Humphrey, age 35, of Martinsburg, was sentenced to 12 and half years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a possession with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride. Humphrey worked with others to sell hundreds of grams of cocaine in Berkeley County. The investigation revealed that Humphrey transported cocaine from New York to Martinsburg and hid proceeds from the drug sales in another’s bank account. Humphrey has an extensive criminal history that includes drug trafficking and illegal firearms.

Glenn Caj’mere Civo Watlington, III, also known as “Chris,” age 29, of Parkville, Maryland, was sentenced to 6 years in prison for a drug conspiracy charge. Watlington worked with others to sell cocaine, cocaine base, heroin, and fentanyl in Jefferson and Berkeley Counties. During the course of the investigation, officers seized drugs, firearms, ammunition, and thousands of dollars in cash. Watlington has a criminal history including drug trafficking, firearms, and violence.

The Eastern Panhandle Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated the cases. Agencies include the FBI; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the West Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations; the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office; the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office; the Martinsburg Police Department; the Ranson Police Department; and the Charles Town Police Department.

The Humphrey case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) operation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level criminal organizations that threaten the United States using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach. Additional information about the OCDETF Program can be found at https://www.justice.gov/OCDETF.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher prosecuted the cases on behalf of the government.

U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.