Camden Woman Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Meth

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Angela Peterson Black, 53, of Camden, has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine.

Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Black distributed methamphetamine to undercover law enforcement officers in November 2022 with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. On two occasions, she sold almost 200 grams of "ice" to officers. In June 2023, Lexington County Sheriff's Department located additional narcotics in her vehicle during a traffic stop and in her home during a search warrant at her residence. Black was arrested on these charges in December 2023 and was granted a bond. While on bond, Black attempted to use a fraudulent urine sample by concealing a bottle containing a yellow substance on her person. Her bond was revoked.

Black has prior convictions for pointing and presenting a firearm at a person, first degree criminal domestic violence, distribution of methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

United States District Judge Mary Geiger Lewis sentenced Black to 160 months imprisonment, to be followed by a three-year term of court-ordered supervision. There is no parole in the federal system.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations, West Columbia Police Department, Lexington County Sheriff's Department, and Richland County Sheriff's Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elle E. Klein prosecuted the case.

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