Final Defendant in Meth Ring pleads Guilty
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The final of six defendants in a Columbus-to-West Virginia methamphetamine ring pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to a drug conspiracy crime punishable by 10 years up to…
Grant County man admits to fentanyl charge
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Joshua Allen Hinkle, of Cabins, West Virginia, has admitted to a fentanyl charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Joshua Allen Hinkle, 36, pleaded guilty today to…
Mineral County man admits to firearms charge
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Donald Mark Tillotson, of Burlington, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Tillotson, 24, pleaded guilty today to one count…
Parkersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Reese Inman, 39, of Parkersburg, pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents and statements made in court, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant…
Dunbar Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – David Wayne Watson, 37, of Dunbar, pleaded guilty today to a federal gun crime. A federal grand jury indicted Watson in August 2020. According to statements made in court,…
Harrison County woman admits to firearms charge
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Harlie Christian Shaw, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Shaw, 30, pleaded guilty today to one…
Ohio man sentenced to 10 years for carjacking
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Ryan Ashley Hubbs, of Paris, Ohio, was sentenced today to 124 months of incarceration for carjacking, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Hubbs, 38, pled guilty in…
Huntington Man Sentenced to Over Five Years in Prison for Federal Drug and Gun Crimes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Johnny Ray Francis III, 20, was sentenced to 66 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin and using and carrying a firearm during and in…
Clarksburg man sentenced for firearms charge
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Tee El Dodd, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 46 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Dodd, 34,…
Huntington Man Sentenced for Federal Crack Cocaine Charge
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man caught with crack cocaine last year in his residence was sentenced today to 78 months in federal prison. Daniel Legette, 45, previously pleaded guilty to possession…
Michigan Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Rafael Starks, 36, of Michigan, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for aiding and abetting the distribution of heroin. According to court documents and statements made in…
Two Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Gun Crimes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Two men were sentenced to federal prison today for federal gun crimes. Jalen Chapman, 28, of Charleston, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for being a felon…
Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Frederick Coleman, 32, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents and statements made in court, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant…
Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Escape Charge
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man pleaded guilty today to an escape charge. Jeremy Midkiff, 39, pleaded guilty to walking away from a halfway house last year. Midkiff admitted that in October…
Charleston Woman Sentenced to Prison for Federal Drug Crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Charleston woman who took part in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in 2019 was sentenced today to 10 months in federal prison and four years of supervised release. …
Hardy County man indicted on firearms charges
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Gregory Stump, of Moorefield, West Virginia, was indicted yesterday on firearms charges, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Stump, 51, was indicted on one count of…
Harrison County man indicted on firearms charge
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Chad Perkins, of Wallace, West Virginia, was indicted yesterday on a firearms charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Perkins, 31, was indicted on one count…
Hampshire County woman admits to role in drug trafficking operation
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Jessica Lee Lynch, of Augusta, West Virginia, has admitted to her role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced. Lynch, age 38,…
Clay County Woman Pleads Guilty to Defrauding FEMA
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Rebecca F. Bragg, 37, pleaded guilty to fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency benefits. According to court documents, in June 2016, at the time of a major…
Georgia man found guilty of drug distribution resulting in death
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – After a 7-day trial, a federal jury found Seddrick Banks, of Cartersville, Georgia, guilty of drug distribution resulting in death and a myriad of other charges, Acting U.S.…