U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia
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Raleigh County man sentenced for fentanyl distribution
Anthony Darnell Deberry, a 40-year-old resident of Beckley, has been sentenced to five years and ten months in prison for distributing fentanyl. -
Lincoln County man sentenced for illegal firearm possession
Jason L. Norman, a 42-year-old resident of Ranger, has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for the federal offense of being a felon in possession of a firearm. -
Parkersburg man sentenced for role in Charleston meth trafficking organization
Michael Dale Cain, a 49-year-old resident of Parkersburg, has been sentenced to eight years and one month in prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. -
Fayette County woman pleads guilty to distributing fentanyl
Kayla Nicole Dent, a 34-year-old resident of Mount Hope, has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl. -
Boone County man sentenced for possession of child pornography
Trenton Alan Cremeans, a 24-year-old resident of Seth, West Virginia, has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for possession of prepubescent child pornography. -
Illinois man pleads guilty to involvement in immigration marriage fraud
Joseph Sanchez, a 33-year-old resident of Fairbury, Illinois, has admitted guilt in an immigration marriage fraud conspiracy. -
Charleston man receives prison sentence for federal gun crime
Ricky Steve John, a 50-year-old resident of Charleston, West Virginia, has been sentenced to three years and three months in federal prison. -
Former West Virginia correctional officer convicted for conspiracy in inmate death
After a four-day trial, a federal jury in Charleston, West Virginia, has convicted Chad Lester, a former correctional officer from Odd, West Virginia. -
U.S. Attorney announces guilty verdicts against ex-West Virginia correctional officer
United States Attorney Will Thompson is set to address the media following the conclusion of a federal jury trial involving Chad Lester, a former West Virginia correctional officer. -
Two plead guilty in federal drug case involving methamphetamine distribution
Heather Danielle Dunbar and David Anthony Lacy have pleaded guilty to federal drug charges in Beckley, West Virginia. -
Huntington man receives over seven-year sentence for fentanyl distribution
Tyson Davis Sr., a 45-year-old resident of Huntington, West Virginia, has been sentenced to seven years and two months in prison for distributing fentanyl and violating supervised release. -
Charleston residents plead guilty in meth trafficking case
Kirt Ray King and Anthony Michael Mowery have entered guilty pleas in a case involving methamphetamine distribution in Charleston, West Virginia. -
Huntington man sentenced to nearly five years for federal gun crime
Alonzo Dewayne Harden, a 31-year-old resident of Huntington, West Virginia, received a sentence of four years and nine months in prison for the federal offense of being a felon in possession of a firearm. -
Detroit man admits guilt in federal drug distribution charges
Robert Earl Cureton Jr., also known as "Black Rob," has pleaded guilty to the federal crime of distributing methamphetamine. -
Parkersburg man receives prison sentence for federal gun possession
Christian Elliott, a 21-year-old from Parkersburg, has been sentenced to three years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm. -
St. Albans man pleads guilty to federal firearm charge
Larry Joe Chapman, a 44-year-old resident of St. Albans, has entered a guilty plea for the federal charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. -
Kanawha County man receives nine-year sentence for federal drug crime
Arthur Ray Elkins, a 60-year-old resident of Chesapeake, West Virginia, has been sentenced to nine years in prison followed by four years of supervised release for distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. -
Parkersburg man pleads guilty to employing illegal alien
John Robert Coe, a 66-year-old retired employee of the Wood County Board of Education from Parkersburg, has pleaded guilty to employing an illegal alien. -
Ohio man sentenced for federal gun crime amid drug-related charges
Jermaine Demaul Cathey, a 43-year-old resident of Columbus, Ohio, has been sentenced to eight years and six months in prison. -
Beckley residents sentenced for drug distribution involving fentanyl
Michael Dwayne Kelly II, 35, and Savannah Elizabeth Todd, 32, both residents of Beckley, West Virginia, have been sentenced to prison for federal drug offenses.