A significant methamphetamine supplier in Southwest Virginia received a lengthy federal prison sentence, impacting the region's drug market. Last week, Ashley Linden Beverly, Jr., 51, from Pound, Virginia, was sentenced to 140 months in federal prison. Beverly had admitted to charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine as well as possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
On the same day, two other dealers, Cody Rose, 36, and Brandon Boggs, 35, also received prison terms. Boggs was sentenced to 108 months, while Rose received a 49-month sentence. Beverly sold over five kilograms of methamphetamine in the Wise County area between May and November 2022. His drug distribution activities were often associated with firearms, with many sources noting the presence of handguns at his residence. Beverly was known for trading methamphetamine for firearms, some of which were reportedly stolen, earning him the nickname “the gun guy.”
Beverly provided methamphetamine to Boggs, who then supplied Rose for further distribution. Additionally, Rose and Boggs played roles in another conspiracy involving the trafficking of fentanyl into Southwest Virginia from North Carolina and Kentucky. Other participants in this conspiracy are scheduled for sentencing later this month.
The announcement of the sentences was made by Acting U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Lee and Anthony A. Spotswood, Special Agent in Charge of the Washington Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the Southwest Drug Task Force, and the Wise County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lena Busscher prosecuted these cases for the United States.