Tyler County man indicted on meth distribution and illegal firearm charges

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Tyler County man indicted on meth distribution and illegal firearm charges

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Aug. 10, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A Middlebourne, West Virginia man was indicted by a federal grand jury on drug distribution charges, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

William “Jack" Parr, age 51, was indicted on one count of “Conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute methamphetamine," two counts of “Distribution of methamphetamine," and one count of “Possession of a firearm by a prohibited person."

The crimes are alleged to have taken place from 2015 to August 2017 in Tyler County, West Virginia.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert H. McWilliams, Jr., is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office are investigating.

An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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