PAINTSVILLE, Ky. (WMDJ) — A West Virginia woman wanted on fentanyl-trafficking indictments is now facing additional charges after allegedly bringing fentanyl and heroin into the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center in Paintsville.
According to an arrest citation, jail personnel reported on November 28 that 32-year-old Leona Johnson of Delbarton, West Virginia, had been booked on Pike County indictment warrants. During a search prior to being lodged, staff reportedly found two baggies on Johnson, one containing a substance believed to be fentanyl and another believed to be heroin.
Johnson is now charged with first-degree possession of a controlled substance (fentanyl), first-degree possession of a controlled substance (heroin, first offense), promoting contraband (fentanyl), and first-degree promoting contraband.
Court records show Johnson had previously been indicted in Pike County in February and June on first-offense trafficking in fentanyl.






