U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia
-
The Department of Justice has announced the results of Operation Restore Justice, a nationwide initiative aimed at identifying and arresting child sex predators.
-
Daemien Thompson, a 39-year-old resident of Oak Hill, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
-
Tyrece Ramone Phillips, a 39-year-old resident of Charleston, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release.
-
Jeremiah Clinton Gray, a 42-year-old resident of Blue Ridge, Georgia, has pleaded guilty to charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
-
After a one-day trial, a federal jury has found Alfred Leslie Pittman guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
-
Devontay Brian Johnson, a 29-year-old resident of Detroit, Michigan, has been sentenced to four years and nine months in prison.
-
Beecher Lee Shuler, a 43-year-old resident of Huntington, West Virginia, has been sentenced to six years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for distributing fentanyl.
-
Richard Shawn Owens, a resident of Lewisburg, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison followed by a three-year term of supervised release for the federal offense of possession of a firearm by a person previously convicted of a...
-
A Parkersburg resident received a three-year federal probation sentence for a firearm-related offense.
-
Krista Marie Menchaca, a 32-year-old resident of Cross Lanes, West Virginia, has admitted to receiving stolen funds as part of a COVID-19 relief fraud scheme.
-
Eddie Wayne Chapman Jr., a 39-year-old resident of St. Albans, has been sentenced to five years and ten months in prison, in addition to three years of supervised release.
-
On April 29, 2025, Hector Luis Gomez DeJesus from Sanford, North Carolina, and Raymond Luis Saez Aviles from Poinciana, Florida, entered guilty pleas for aiding and abetting the introduction of contraband into a federal prison.
-
Michael Vernon Pinson Jr., a 30-year-old from Huntington, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, on charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
-
Michael David Enoch, a 33-year-old resident of Parkersburg, admitted guilt in a federal court for the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
-
On April 28, 2025, Robert Lee Taylor, a 44-year-old resident of Huntington, West Virginia, entered a guilty plea in federal court for the possession of heroin with intent to distribute.
-
Mark Leslie Lively, a 58-year-old from Kenna, West Virginia, has been sentenced to a decade in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his involvement in a methamphetamine trafficking organization.
-
Alex Kai Tick Chin, 40, of San Francisco, California, was sentenced to 37 years in prison for child exploitation crimes.
-
James Lomax, a 33-year-old resident of Hurricane, West Virginia, has admitted to fraudulently obtaining unemployment funds, including COVID-19 supplementary benefits.
-
Charleston, W.Va. – Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa G. Johnston is urging residents of West Virginia to participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
-
Cameron Drake Newsome, a 25-year-old resident of Williamson, West Virginia, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the production of child pornography.