Grant County man sentenced for fentanyl charge

Grant County man sentenced for fentanyl charge
fentanyl, heroin drugs

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Kevin Wayne Fultz, of Maysville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 70 months of incarceration for his role in a methamphetamine and fentanyl distribution operation, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.

Fultz, 32, pled guilty in May 2021 to one count of “Aiding and Abetting Possession with Intent to Distribute of Fentanyl.” Fultz admitted to having fentanyl in Grant County in January 2020.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen D. Warner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Potomac Highlands Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.

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