BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Beckley man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime.
According to court documents, on June 17, 2021, Rashad Lewis Morris, 29, was contacted by a confidential informant working with the Beckley Raleigh County Drug and Violent Crime Unit to purchase fentanyl. Morris met with the informant at a location on Johnstown Road in Beckley where he distributed approximately 2.9 grams of fentanyl to the informant in exchange for money.
Morris pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl and faces up to 20 years in prison when is sentenced on March 25, 2022.
United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Beckley Raleigh County Drug and Violent Crime Unit, and the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Department.
United States District Judge Frank W. Volk presided over the hearing. Assistant U.S. Attorney Courtney L. Cremeans is prosecuting 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 PACER by searching for Case No. 5:21-cr-00238.
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