BECKLEY, W.Va. – Andrew Daniel Sprinkle, 35, of Oak Hill, was sentenced today to seven years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing methamphetamine.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Sprinkle admitted to selling methamphetamine to a confidential informant in Mount Hope on September 21 and September 22, 2020. Law enforcement officers executed a search warrant of Sprinkle’s vehicle following the September 22, 2020, transaction and found cash from the controlled buys, drug paraphernalia, and a Smith & Wesson, model SD9 VE, 9mm semi-automatic pistol.
Sprinkle admitted to possessing the firearm during the September 21, 2020, controlled buy. Federal law prohibits a person with a prior felony conviction from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Sprinkle knew he was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of his felony conviction for possession with the intent to sell or deliver marijuana in the District Court of Henderson County, North Carolina, on May 12, 2015.
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, the Central West Virginia Drug Task Force, the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Department, the West Virginia State Police, and the Beckley Police Department.
United States District Judge Frank W. Volk imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Timothy D. Boggess prosecuted 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-149.
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