Maryland man admits to role in drug trafficking and firearms conspiracy

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Charles Grant, of Waldorf, Maryland, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Grant, 61, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Conspiracy to…

Pendleton County man admits to methamphetamine and firearms charges

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Cody Alan Grapes, of Riverton, West Virginia, has admitted to drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Grapes, 32, pleaded guilty today to one count…

Republicans Line Up Behind Manchin And Sinema Amid Their Independent Streak

Andrew Trunsky on January 28, 2022 As left-wing Democrats sour on Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, they are finding new allies — and donors — in…

Raleigh County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Edward Paul Potter, 42, of Bradley, pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents and statements made during the plea hearing, law enforcement officers executed…

Wetzel County man sentenced for a firearms charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Samuel Amos Minger, of New Martinsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 46 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Minger, 43,…

Ohio man sentenced for selling cocaine

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Antonio Mario Hall, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced today to 10 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Hall, age 29, pleaded…

Ohio man sentenced for drug charges

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Rashaad Shadee Washington, of Pleasant City, Ohio, was sentenced today to 84 months of incarceration for drug charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Washington, 37, pleaded guilty…

Parkersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Escape

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Parkersburg man pleaded guilty today to escape from a federal halfway house. According to court documents, Joshua Dowler, 39, admitted that he walked away from Dismas Charities on…

Cleveland man sentenced to 10 years for drug charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Genghis Taylor, of Cleveland, Ohio, was sentenced today to 120 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Taylor, also known as “G,”…

Fayette County Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine

BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Fayette County man pleaded guilty today to distributing methamphetamine. According to court documents, Andrew Daniel Sprinkle, 34, admitted that on two separate occasions in September 2020 he sold…

Roane County Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Foster Allen Ray, 72, of Gandeeville, was sentenced today to two years in prison and three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm. …

Leader of Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison

ABINGDON, Va. – A North Carolina man, who previously resided in Wise County, Virginia when he organized a conspiracy to traffic multiple pounds of methamphetamine into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced today to…

Manchin Says He’d Vote To Confirm A Justice More Liberal Than He Is

West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said Thursday that he was open to confirming a Supreme Court justice that was more liberal than he is to succeed Justice Stephen Breyer. “Whoever [President…

Biden Announces A Record 14.5 Million Americans Signed Up For Obamacare

President Joe Biden announced Thursday that the 14.5 million Americans signed up for health insurance via the Affordable Care Act for 2022. “Health care should be a right, not a privilege, for…

Cory Booker, Dems push for permanent child tax credit as ‘A Signature Domestic Policy Achievement’

Five Senate Democrats are urging the White House to prioritize making the expanded child tax credit permanent as part of any potential spending package. The senators, Michael Bennet of Colorado, Sherrod Brown…

Charleston man admits to firearms charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Jalin Tyref Mcarn, of Charleston, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Mcarn, 27, pleaded guilty today to one count of…

Jefferson County man admits to drug charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Michael Lynch, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Lynch, 57, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Conspiracy…

Marshall County man admits to drug charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Lonnie James Tanner, Jr., of Cameron, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Tanner, 53, pleaded guilty today to one count…

Woman Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Stealing Millions in Federal Funds from Huntington Children’s Charity

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Chesapeake, Ohio, woman was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for stealing federal funds from River Valley Child Development Services (“RVCDS”), a non-profit organization located in Huntington.…

Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Jabar Markeith Sellers, 39, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to a federal gun crime. According to court documents and statements made during the plea hearing, law enforcement officers were…

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