Quanda Kiev Wilborne, 29, of Charleston, and Taylor Faith Walke, 23, of St. Albans, have been sentenced for their roles in a drug trafficking organization operating in the Charleston area. Wilborne received a ten-year prison sentence followed by five years of supervised release. Walke was sentenced to one year and one day in prison with two years of supervised release. Both were convicted for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
Court documents show that Wilborne obtained methamphetamine from Amanda Marie Mace and fentanyl from several sources before distributing both substances around Charleston between June 2024 and May 2025. As part of his plea agreement, Wilborne admitted to obtaining and redistributing about 24 pounds of methamphetamine from Mace.
Wilborne also admitted that on March 4, 2025, he sold a quarter pound of methamphetamine to Walke for $700 after Walke contacted him seeking the drugs for another person. Law enforcement later stopped Walke that day and seized the drugs.
Additionally, Wilborne acknowledged possessing a firearm during incidents involving possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine or fentanyl on three occasions: February 29, December 9, 2024; and January 15, 2025.
Wilborne, Walke, and Mace are among sixteen people indicted following a federal investigation into the distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine in Charleston between June 2024 and May 2025. Five defendants named in the main indictment pleaded guilty—including Wilborne, Walke, and Mace—while four others pleaded guilty in related cases resulting from the investigation. The indictment against other defendants remains pending; all are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
United States Attorney Moore Capito announced the sentences and praised the investigative efforts by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) along with members of the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT), which includes local police departments such as those from Charleston, Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, Nitro Police Department, St. Albans Police Department, and South Charleston Police Department.
United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin imposed the sentences. Assistant United States Attorney Jeremy B. Wolfe prosecuted these cases.
The case is part of Operation Take Back America—a national initiative led by the Department of Justice aimed at countering illegal immigration activities while targeting cartels and transnational criminal organizations involved in violent crime across communities.
Further information can be found through PACER by searching Case No. 2:25-cr-78 on PACER.
