Charleston Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring to Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine
Evidence presented to the court showed that a K-9 trained to detect narcotics alerted on a package at a mail shipping center in Louisville, Kentucky. Law enforcement obtained a search warrant for…
Former Bookkeeper Sentenced to 36 Months In Prison for Decades-Long Theft from Charleston Real Estate Company
Charleston, South Carolina — Karen Rhett, 59, of Mt. Pleasant, was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and false statements on tax documents. Rhett formerly…
Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Crime
HUNTINGTON W.Va. – A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug charge based on his involvement with a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in Huntington. According to court documents, Ricky…
Federal Jury Convicts South Charleston Man of Methamphetamine Conspiracy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – After two days of trial, a federal jury convicted Timothy Wayne Dodd, 46, of South Charleston, of conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine. Evidence at trial…
Charleston Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Rance McNeil, 48, sold a…
Charleston Woman Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Firearm
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston woman was sentenced today to three years in prison and three years of supervised release for being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. According to…
South Charleston Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A South Charleston man was sentenced today to five years in prison for a federal drug crime. According to statements previously made in court, Marquise Culbreath-Claytor, 26, possessed 134…
Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Charge
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to a federal gun crime. According to court documents and statements made in court, during the summer of 2021, Michael Antonio Smith, 49,…
Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – James Edward Bennett III, 30, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to a federal gun crime. According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 4, 2021, the…
Twelve defendants charged related to drug distribution conspiracy after joint federal, state, and local operation in North Charleston
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA — A joint team of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers arrested 12 individuals today who have all been charged in federal court for their roles in a drug…
Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Distribution
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to four counts of distribution of cocaine. According to statements made in court, Jason Edward D’Arco, 40, sold a total of almost three-quarters…
Charleston Felon Involved in Drive-by Shooting Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A man involved in a drive-by shooting on Charleston’s West Side in February 2020 was sentenced to seven years in prison on a federal firearm charge. Ronald Edward Tinsley,…
Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Gulfport, Miss. – A Charleston, South Carolina man pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of…
Charleston Woman Pleads Guilty to Role in Multi-State Methamphetamine Conspiracy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston woman pleaded guilty today to a federal drug crime. According to court documents and statements made in court, during the summer of 2021, Angie Lane Harbour, 40,…
Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Gun Crimes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Curtis Givens, 52, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to federal drug and gun crimes. According to court documents, Givens admitted selling fentanyl to a confidential informant on two separate…
Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm and Drug Charges
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Dana Stevenson, 30, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of ammunition in connection with a shooting that occurred in Charleston. In connection with a…
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…
Charleston Man Sentenced to Prison to Five Years in Prison for Federal Gun Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man was sentenced today to five years in prison for using and carrying a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime. According to court…
Charleston Felon Pleads Guilty to Possessing Firearm
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Denzil Weatherspoon, 29, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to a single-count indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents and statements…
Charleston Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for distributing fentanyl. According to court documents, Brian Vineyard, 49, sold approximately 3.5 grams of fentanyl to a…
Charleston County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of William Lloyd Hepburn, 21, of Charleston, S.C., on seven charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet…
Charleston Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Vernon Ellis Birt, III, 33, of Charleston, S.C., on five charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes…
Charleston Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man was sentenced today to three years and two months in prison for a federal gun crime. According to court documents and statements made during the plea…
South Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A South Charleston man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug trafficking crime. According to statements made in court, Marquise Culbreath-Claytor, 26, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped…
Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Richard Daniels Jr., 39, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to a federal gun crime. Based upon statements made in court, Daniels possessed a Springfield, Model XD 9mm handgun on…
Charleston Man Sentenced to Thirteen Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Gun Offense
Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart, announced today that Joseph Roberto Major, 33, of North Charleston, was sentenced to thirteen years in federal prison after pleading guilty…
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