Robert Earl Cureton Jr., known as "Black Rob," has been sentenced to eight years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for distributing methamphetamine. The 40-year-old from Detroit, Michigan, was involved in multiple drug transactions according to court documents and statements.
On January 12, 2024, Cureton sold approximately 54 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant on the 2400 block of Collis Avenue in Huntington. He admitted to both the transaction and arranging it beforehand. Additionally, Cureton confessed to selling about 18.6 grams of fentanyl for $1,300 on November 9, 2023, and approximately 55 grams of methamphetamine for $380 on December 7, 2023, each time to a confidential informant at the same location.
Cureton's arrest occurred on November 26, 2024. He traveled from Michigan to Cincinnati by Greyhound bus and then used a rideshare service to reach Huntington. During this journey, he carried a suitcase containing around 5.08 kilograms of methamphetamine. Law enforcement stopped the rideshare vehicle in which Cureton was a passenger on the 900 block of 7th Avenue in Huntington and arrested him based on an outstanding warrant related to his current offense. Officers seized the suitcase with methamphetamine and approximately $4,566 found on Cureton's person; he acknowledged that the cash was proceeds from selling methamphetamine.
Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston praised the investigative efforts of the Huntington Police Department and the Huntington Violent Crime and Drug Task Force. The sentence was imposed by United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers, with Assistant United States Attorney Courtney L. Finney prosecuting the case.
Further details are available through the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia website or via PACER by searching Case No. 3:24-cr-117.