The Woman Prosecutors Say Was The Leader Of A Narcotics Ring Throughout The Region Is Headed To Prison. A Federal Judge Sentenced 40 Year Old April Shannon Hutson Of Blountville To 17 And A Half Years Behind Bars For Trafficking Cocaine And Prescription Pills For Six Years. In March, The Woman Pled Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine And Oxycontin And To Money Laundering. The Ring Included 39 People Who Pedaled Drugs Throughout Southwest Virginia And Northeast Tennessee. Meanwhile, All The Defendants Except David “Kingpin” Martin, The Man Accused Of Being Hutson’s Supplier, Have Been Convicted And Are Awaiting Sentencing. Martin Is Set To Face A Jury On September 16th.