Beckley Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime
BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Beckley man pleaded guilty to a federal gun crime. According to court documents, Kaine William Durham, 25, was stopped by law enforcement in Beckley on November 7,…
Man Pleads Guilty to Escape Charge
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Robert Reid, 26, pleaded guilty yesterday to an escape charge. According to court documents, on August 8, 2021, Reid left Dismas Charities, Inc., a Bureau of Prisons residential reentry…
Marion Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl
ABINGDON, Va. – A Marion, Virginia man pleaded guilty last week to possession with the intent to distribute the deadly drug fentanyl. Dakota Shadoe Tunnell, 21, became known to law enforcement in…
Parkersburg Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Justin Andrew Beardsley, 33, of Parkersburg, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court records, the Parkesburg Police…
Ohio man sentenced for methamphetamine and firearms charges
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – John Palmer, of Lore City, Ohio, was sentenced today to 63 months of incarceration for drug and firearms charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Palmer,…
New Jersey man admits to role in drug conspiracy
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Aquilino Javier Lorenzo-Rivera, of Blackwood, New Jersey, has admitted to his role in a drug conspiracy that spanned several states, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.…
Mineral County man sentenced for methamphetamine distribution
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Adam Michael, of Burlington, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 102 months of incarceration for methamphetamine distribution, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Michael, age 39,…
Jefferson County man admits to drug charge
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Robert Gordon Farmer, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Farmer, 45, pleaded guilty today to…
Berkeley County man sentenced for firearms violation
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Nathan Johnson, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to three years of probation for a firearms violation, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Johnson, age…
Martinsburg woman sentenced for role in cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl distribution operation
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Jessica Sue Nicholson, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to one year of probation for her role in a cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl distribution operation, United States…
Berkeley County man admits to drug charge
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Caleb Sinclair, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Sinclair, 35, pleaded guilty today to one count…
Pair Plead Guilty to Distributing Eutylone in Winchester
HARRISONBURG, Va. – A pair of Winchester, Virginia men, pleaded guilty this week to possessing and distributing Eutylone, a Schedule I controlled substance primarily used for its psychoactive, stimulant effects. Eutylone emerged…
Harrison County men sentenced for roles in bank robbery
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Two Harrison County men were sentenced today for their roles in the robbery of Summit Community Bank in November 2020, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.…
Democrats’ Plan To Pass $1.75T Spending Package Collapses Amid Intraparty Disagreements
House Democrats’ plan Friday to pass both the bipartisan infrastructure package and President Joe Biden’s social-safety net bill collapsed after a handful of moderates refused to vote on the $1.75 trillion budget…
Kentucky Man Sentenced in Methamphetamine Distribution Case
ABINGDON, Va. – A Jenkins, Kentucky man was sentenced yesterday to 147 months in prison for trafficking methamphetamine from Kentucky into Wise County, Virginia. From February to April 2021, James Orlin Little,…
Fayette County Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Theft of Mine Equipment
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Fayette County man, Stuart Dotson, pleaded guilty today to aiding and abetting the destruction of an energy facility. According to court documents and statements made in court, Stuart…
Dunbar Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Dunbar man was sentenced today to three years and six months in prison for a federal gun crime. David Wayne Watson, 37, previously pleaded guilty to being a…
Morgantown woman admits to tax fraud
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Diann Carol Clark, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to a payroll tax fraud charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Clark, 59, pleaded guilty today…
House Democrats Tee Up Final Votes On Infrastructure And $1.75 Trillion Spending Bill
The House on Thursday scheduled final passage votes on President Joe Biden’s sweeping social-safety net package and the bipartisan infrastructure bill for Friday morning after a flurry of last-minute intraparty negotiations led…
Martinsburg man admits to role in drug trafficking and firearms conspiracy
MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Antoine Paul Brown, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Brown, 38, pleaded guilty today to one…