Grant County woman, 3 others sentenced in federal court

Cumberland Times-News, Md.
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Sep. 12—MARTINSBURG, W.Va — Four people, including a Grant County woman, were sentenced for methamphetamine trafficking, according to the Office of the U.S. District Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia

Terry Lee Mason, Jr. 37, of Martinsburg, was sentenced to 27 years for the possession with intent to distribute 50 or more grams of crystal methamphetamine. Robert Joseph Wilson III, 38, of Hagerstown, Maryland, was sentenced to 25 years for aiding and abetting the distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine.

According to court documents, Mason and Wilson worked with others to sell methamphetamine in Berkeley County.

Brenda Sams, 44, of Petersburg, was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for distributing methamphetamine.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Sams sold methamphetamine in Grant County. She has a prior drug conviction in federal court as well as state drug and theft convictions.

Melinda Kay Zirbs, 57, of Elkins, was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in federal prison for the possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

According to court documents, Zirbs was under investigation for drug trafficking and officers seized methamphetamine and more than $20,000 in her home.