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Repeat offender gets life sentence
Thursday, May 21, 2009
A repeat offender has been sentenced
to life in prison without the possibility of parole for drug
charges.
A jury convicted Lloyd Wright, 30, of
Charleston, on charges of distribution of cocaine base and
distribution of cocaine base within proximity of a school, a 9th
Circuit solicitor's office press release said.
As part of a joint operation by
Charleston police and the FBI, Wright distributed cocaine base to an
undercover officer on Sept. 19, 2007, the release said. It said
Wright fled to Atlanta but was arrested there and was returned to
Charleston to await trial.
Wright had seven previous convictions
for charges that included drug distribution and unlawful carrying of
a pistol, the release said.
It said the solicitor's office sought
the mandatory life sentence under a state three-strikes law.
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