Huntington Woman Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Tina Marie Dixon, 53, of Huntington, was sentenced today to five years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine base, also known as "crack."

According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 25, 2026, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a garage structure behind Dixon's residence in Huntington. As part of her guilty plea, Dixon admitted that she consented to a search of her bedroom in her residence during the execution of the search warrant and that officers found 37.1 grams of a substance containing fentanyl and 2.7 grams of crack in her bedroom. Officers also found $18,984 in her bedroom during the search. Dixon further admitted that officers saw her distribute a quantity of crack to an individual standing outside her residence when they arrived to execute the search warrant for the garage structure.

Dixon's daughter and co-defendant Tabatha Rae Gardner, 35, of Huntington, pleaded guilty on January 28, 2026, to distribution of fentanyl and is scheduled to be sentenced on May 11, 2026.

United States Attorney Moore Capito made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Huntington Police Department.

United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Lesley C. Shamblin prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACERLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. by searching for Case No. 3:25-cr-172.

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