MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Maryland man and woman were sentenced to decades in prison for the May 2016 death of a Berkeley County student.
Sykebia Stewart, 25, and Kelvin Johnson, 26, were found guilty of distributing heroin to 18-year-old Jorge Mercado-Medrano, who later died at his home.
Mercado-Medrano was a student at Spring Mills High School.
According to authorities, Stewart inaccurately described the drug as cocaine and incorrectly showed him how to prepare the drug.
Stewart and Johnson will spend a combined 55 years in prison. They will also pay $8,649 to Mercado-Medrano’s family for funeral-related expenses.