WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Tabatha Rae Gardner, 35, of Huntington, was sentenced today to six years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distribution of fentanyl.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on October 31, 2024, Gardner sold approximately 3.47 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant in a garage behind the residence of Gardner's grandmother in Huntington. As part of her plea agreement, Gardner admitted to conducting the transaction.

Law enforcement conducted a total of seven controlled buys with Gardner between December 2023 and October 2...