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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James E. Monroe Jr., a 60-year-old resident of Daniels, West Virginia, was sentenced to three years of federal probation with six months of home detention for money laundering.
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Anthony Jackson, also known as “Snake,” 59, and Brian Lee Moore, known as “Pooter,” 38, both from Huntington, were sentenced for their roles in fentanyl-related crimes.
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Deanna L. Drumm, a 62-year-old resident of Charleston, West Virginia, was sentenced on October 16, 2025, to four years of federal probation with one year of home detention.
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Troy Alan Glover, a 32-year-old resident of Huntington, West Virginia, pleaded guilty on October 20, 2025, to distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and a quantity of fentanyl.
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Robert Curtis Denham, also known as “Reala Deala” and “RD,” has been sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl.
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Two brothers from Logan County, West Virginia, have been sentenced to federal prison for drug offenses.
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Jesse Marks, a 65-year-old resident of Rush, Kentucky, was sentenced on November 13, 2025, to five years of federal probation with one year and six months on home detention.
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After a five-day federal trial, a jury found Tiwan Robert Bailey, also known as “Quick,” and Carrie Roy, also known as “Carrie Ash,” guilty of sex trafficking conspiracy in Charleston, West Virginia.
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James Robert McKinney, a 40-year-old resident of Charleston, West Virginia, pleaded guilty on September 26, 2025, to failing to register as a sex offender in violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
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Kristopher D. Osborne, 47, of Huntington, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to an announcement from Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston.
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Aaron Dequawn Hardy, a 29-year-old from Pontiac, Michigan, pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge in Huntington, West Virginia.
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Aaron Lee Mitter, a 39-year-old resident of Parkersburg, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for distributing methamphetamine.
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Leann Marie Keyes, a 42-year-old resident of Beckley, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.
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Jeremiah Telmon-Isaiah Hand, 29, of Inkster, Michigan, pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine in federal court in Huntington, West Virginia.
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A Beckley resident, Justin Scott Keyes, 36, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.
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Darrelle Davon Boynton, 40, of Huntington, has pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine.
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Ryan H. Guerrant, 34, of Beckley, was sentenced to three years and 10 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
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Bernabe Montalvo Salas, a 24-year-old Mexican citizen residing illegally in Charleston, West Virginia, pleaded guilty on September 10, 2025, to the charge of reentry of a removed alien.
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Anthony Broadnax, a 61-year-old resident of Beckley, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for failing to register as a sex offender after moving from Virginia to West Virginia.
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John Ladelle Puryear, 49, of Huntington, has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, fentanyl, and crack cocaine.