HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Georgia man pled guilty yesterday to a federal drug charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Jahrius Whitehead, 26, entered a guilty plea to an indictment charging him with possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana.
“Every traffic stop is a potentially dangerous situation for law enforcement," said United States Attorney Mike Stuart. “Whitehead certainly presented a dangerous situation for everyone around him, but our law enforcement partners continue to make every effort to keep our highways safe and stop the deadly flow of drugs into West Virginia."
Whitehead admitted that on September 5, 2018, he was pulled over on I-64 for speeding. Whitehead fled the traffic stop. Officers pursued him on I-64. Whitehead wrecked his vehicle and ran from his vehicle on foot. Officers found him a short distance from the interstate. After he gave officers consent to search his vehicle, officers located approximately 151 grams of cocaine and approximately 392 grams of marijuana. He admitted to officers that he had traveled to Huntington to sell the cocaine and marijuana.
Whitehead faces up to twenty years in federal prison when he is sentenced on Feb. 25, 2019.
The Kenova Police Department conducted the investigation. The plea hearing was held before United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers. Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie S. Taylor handled the prosecution.
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Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
