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Fayette County woman awaits sentencing in drug case

A Fayette County woman pleaded guilty to charges after she sold fentanyl to an informant. Kayla Dent of Mount Hope was charged with distribution after she sold 1.5 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant for $140 at her home, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of West Virginia. Prosecutors said that Dent admitted to setting up and completing the transaction. Eyewitness News said Dent is scheduled to be sentenced on May 29 and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release and a $1,000,000 fine.

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