Clarksburg, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

Robert Wood, of Morgantown, West Virginia was charged in March 2022 with one count Assistant U.S. Attorneys Zelda E. Wesley and Sarah E. Wagner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The FBI's Northern West Virginia Drug Task Force in partnershi... More...    $0 (11-10-2022 - WV)

Clarksburg, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute meth.

The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigates drug crimes.. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by u... More...    $0 (11-02-2022 - WV)

Huntington, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922.

A federal jury found Brendon Tyre Garner, age 34, from Huntinngton, West Virginia, guilty on May 12, 2022, following a three-day trial. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Garner possessed .380-caliber ammunitio... More...    $0 (10-31-2022 - WV)

Clarksburg, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged for his role in methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin distribution operation, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Allen, age 36, pled guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances.” Allen admitted to working with others to distribute methamphetamine, coca... More...    $0 (10-24-2022 - WV)

Martinsburg, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute drugs.

Brett Leonza Freeman, 38, from Wiley Ford, West Virgina, pleaded guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Cocaine Hydrochloride and Cocaine Base.” Freeman admitted to working with others to sell cocain... More...    $0 (10-24-2022 - WV)

Huntington, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

On May 19, 2022, law enforcement officers responded to Tevor Dean Williams’ Huntington residence after a home alarm system alerted 911. Officer observed suspected drug paraphernalia including a blender containing a powder substance, needles and torn plastic bags as well as am... More...    $0 (10-24-2022 - WV)

Huntington, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

On May 2, 2022, law enforcement officers conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle driven by Hill near 13th Street and Ninth Avenue in Huntington. Officers searched the vehicle and found a loaded FN 509 9mm handgun in the passenger seat rear pocket. Melvin Theophilius Hil... More...    $0 (10-24-2022 - WV)

Elkins, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with producing sexually explicit videos using young children.

Jon Travis Yost, age 28, victimized multiple children in the process of producing pornographic films and did so while still on probation for a sex crime from state court.

“Mr. Yost won’t be able to harm any children in the jail cell where he w... More...    $0 (09-24-2022 - WV)

Charleston, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute a quantity of methamphetamine.

Smith is the final major defendant to be sentenced in connection with an investigation that dismantled a large-volume drug trafficking organization (DTO) that operated primarily in the Charleston, Rand, and St. Albans areas of Kanawha County from March ... More...    $0 (10-03-2022 - WV)

Huntington, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

On November 10, 2021, law enforcement officers observed multiple suspected hand-to-hand drug transactions at a Fifth Avenue residence in Huntington involving an individual later identified as Churtis Leroy Hayes, age 47... More...    $0 (09-19-2022 - WV)

Huntington, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with engaging in a scheme that defrauded individuals in multiple states through the use of false online personas.

Evidence at trial revealed that Inusah was part of a conspiracy that targeted victims using false personas via email, text messaging, and online dating and social media websites. From at least January... More...    $0 (08-14-2022 - WV)

Charleston, West Virginia criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

Jonathan Gregory Bush, age 39, from Charleston was a member of a multi-state methamphetamine distribution organization operating in and around Charleston. Bush admitted that he obtained large quantities of methamphetamine in Decatur, Georgia and distributed it in and ... More...    $0 (07-28-2022 - WV)

Beckley, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged for selling heroin.

Athena Grizzle, age 37, admitted to selling a quantity of heroin to a confidential informant at a Shady Spring residence where she was staying on October 15, 2020. The West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory confirmed the controlled substance contained heroin and fentanyl.

Griz... More...    $0 (07-21-2022 - WV)

Bluefield, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged for distribution of hydromorphone.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Eric Hendricks, 46, of Bluefield, admitted he sold four hydromorphone pills for $100 to a confidential informant in the Bluefield area on February 26, 2018. Hendricks further admitted to selling four hydromorphone pil... More...    $0 (07-21-2022 - WV)

Beckley, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged for possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 2, 2020, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Warwick’s residence and found in excess of 300 grams of methamphetamine, a s... More...    $0 (07-22-2022 - WV)

Beckley, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of methamphetamine.

Brenda Crewey, 49, admitted to selling approximately four grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant at her residence on February 21, 2020. Crewey further admitted that she had been consistently selling methamphetamine and heroine over the previous year.

C... More...    $0 (07-08-2022 - WV)

Charleston, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with running a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed large amounts of methamphetamine, fentanyl and other illegal drugs in the Huntington area.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Taylor admitted that he arranged a transaction involving cocaine base, also known as “cra... More...    $0 (07-11-2022 - WV)

Huntington, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.

On October 17, 2021, a woman at a Huntington bar called 911 to report that Terrell Jerome Greenlee, also known as Julian Johnson, 34, of Detroit, had brandished a firearm and pointed it at her. Responding law enforcement officers encountered Greenlee outside the ... More...    $0 (07-11-2022 - WV)

Huntington, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with distribution of methamphetamine.

On January 9, 2020, Trevor Wesley Davis, 29, sold a pound of methamphetamine to a confidential informant for $4,000 on a 16th Street parking lot in Huntington.

United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the D... More...    $0 (06-13-2022 - WV)

Beckley, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with distribution of methamphetamine and carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime.

On February 25, 2020, Candice Nicole Long, also known as “Candace Long,” 26, was at her residence when she sold a quantity of methamphetamine to a confidential informant while possessing a .380-caliber handgun in her... More...    $0 (06-03-2022 - WV)

Elkins, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs and felony possession of a firearm.


Based upon Kesner's statements during the plea hearing and the Government's proffer establishing that an independent factual basis for the plea existed, the magistrate judge found that Kesner was competent to enter a plea, that the plea w... More...    $0 (05-20-2022 - WV)

Huntington, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms.

Brendon Tyre Garner, 33, possessed .380-caliber ammunition in Huntington on June 29, 2021. Garner possessed this ammunition when he shot an individual on Charleston Avenue and fled the scene.

Federal law prohibits a person with a prior felony conviction from... More...    $0 (05-12-2022 - WV)

Charleston, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with unlawful transportation of a firearm.

Dana Stevenson, 31, illegally possessed 9mm caliber ammunition on July 5, 2021. The ammunition was recovered at the scene of a daytime shooting at Central and Glenwood avenues on Charleston’s West Side.

Approximately five weeks after this incident, on Augu... More...    $0 (05-03-2022 - WV)

Charleston, West Virginia riminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

On August 27, 2020, law enforcement officers stopped Kayla Slater, 29, walking on Beech Avenue in Charleston after a car she was sighted in took off from police. Officers seized a Beretta Px4 Storm 9mm semi-automatic pistol in plain view in Slater’s handbag and approximat... More...    $0 (03-10-2022 - WV)

Charleston, West Virginia criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with drive-by shooting after conviction of a felony.

Ronald Edward Tinsley, 49, of Charleston, previously pleaded guilty to possession of a stolen firearm.

According to court documents, on or about February 25, 2020, Tinsley was driving a vehicle on the west end of Charleston when officers with th... More...    $0 (02-24-2022 - WV)