Wise County Woman Sentenced for Distributing Cocaine and Psilocybin

ABINGDON, Va. - A Wise County, Virginia woman, who distributed hundreds of grams of cocaine and Psilocybin, was sentenced to five years in federal prison.

Emily Dawn McCoy, 27, of Pound, Va., pled guilty to one count of possessing with the intent to distribute and distributing 500 grams or more of cocaine and one count of possessing with the intent to distribute and distributing Psilocyn.

According to court documents, from February 29, 2024, through September 4, 2024, McCoy distributed cocaine and Psilocybin, along with other, unnamed, co-conspirators.

During the course of the investigation, members of the Southwest Virginia Multi-Jurisdictional Narcotics Task Force (DTF) purchased cocaine and Psilocyn from McCoy on numerous occasions in February, April, May, and September of 2024.

Following the purchase in September 2024, law enforcement executed a search warrant at McCoy's residence and located approximately 1.8 pounds of cocaine, two bags of fungi material, 8 bags of suspected marijuana, 3 jars containing wax material, a 9 mm pistol, and 3 boxes of 9 mm ammunition.

In addition, officers uncovered a spiral notebook that appeared to contain a ledger of narcotics sales.

First Assistant United States Attorney Robert N. Tracci made the announcement.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosive, Southwest Virginia Regional Narcotics Task Force, Wise County Sheriff's Office, and Norton Police Department investigated the case.

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney M. Suzanne Kerney-Quillen, a Virginia Office of the Attorney General Senior Assistant Attorney General assigned to the Major Crimes and Emerging Threats Section is prosecuting the case.