Suburban Propane and Historic Tours of America Join Forces to Fund Father Joe’s Villages Therapeutic Childcare Program

On April 25th, representatives from Suburban Propane, Historic Tours of America and Father Joe’s Villages held a donation presentation event at Shelter Island in the Port of San Diego. This donation is…

Fayette County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Fayette County man pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, David Shannon Browning, 57, of Oak Hill, admitted to…

Two Plead Guilty to Interstate Stolen Property Charges

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Two people pleaded guilty to charges involving the interstate transport of stolen property, arising from a scheme to obtain vehicles totaling $172,950 in approximate value from car dealerships in…

20th Annual Operation Reach Out Opening Ceremony to Help Mark National Crime Victims’ Rights Week

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – National Crime Victims’ Rights Week will be commemorated April 24-30, 2022, and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia is sponsoring its 20th Annual…

Beckley Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Facilitating Drug Distribution

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Beckley woman pleaded guilty to interstate travel in aid of the distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, Ciara Harvey, 26, admitted that…

Cabell County Woman Sentenced for Federal Drug Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Cabell County woman was sentenced today to two years in prison, to be followed by one year of supervised release, for use of a telephone to facilitate drug…

Two Boone County Men Plead Guilty in Connection with Damage to Energy Facility

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Two Boone County men pleaded guilty in connection with damage to an energy facility, identified as a known mine located across Boone and Lincoln counties. According to court documents…

Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Homeowners in Three States

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Kentucky man pleaded guilty today to wire fraud after accepting payments for building projects he never intended to do. According to court documents, William T. Hurst, 44, of…

Mercer County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Mercer County man pleaded guilty today to distribution of hydromorphone. According to court documents, Eric Hendricks, 46, of Bluefield, admitted he sold four hydromorphone pills for $100 to…

Federal Jury Finds Ohio Man Guilty in Connection with Destructive Devices Found on Tug Boats

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – After a two-day trial, a federal jury convicted an Ohio man of all four counts in a federal indictment charging him in connection with pipe bombs found on tugboats…

Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Drug Crime

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine and a fentanyl analogue. According to court documents, Joseph Ira Patterson III, 38, admitted that…

Fayette County Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Fayette County woman pleaded guilty to the distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Brittany Ellen Flint, 32, of Fayetteville, admitted that she sold approximately 6.893 grams of…

Logan County Woman Pleads Guilty to U.S. Post Office Embezzlement

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Logan County woman pleaded guilty today to misappropriation of postal funds. According to court documents and statements made in court, Brittany Ellis, 31, of Blair, was a former…

Nicholas County Man Sentenced for Federal Gun Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Nicholas County man was sentenced today to two years in prison for possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.…

Kanawha County Man Sentenced for Federal Gun Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Kanawha County man was sentenced today to two and one-half years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession…

Putnam County Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking Offense

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Putnam County man pleaded guilty today to attempted sex trafficking of a minor. According to court documents and statements made in court, James Michael Pritt, 40, of Buffalo,…

Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Methamphetamine Trafficking

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Michigan man pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine in Charleston from July 2020 to February 2021. According to court documents,…

Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Offenses

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Kanawha County man pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents and statements…

St. Albans Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A St. Albans man was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute five or…

Federal Inmate Sentenced to Ten Years For Brutal Prison Assault

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – George Junior Hall, 50, an inmate in the federal Bureau of Prisons, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison after a federal jury found him guilty…

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