Randolph County man admits to role in methamphetamine distribution operation

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Randolph County man admits to role in methamphetamine distribution operation

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Jan. 25, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Phillip Grant Boyles, of Kerens, West Virginia, has admitted to his role in a methamphetamine distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Boyles, age 32, pled guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine." Boyles admitted to conspiring with others to distribute methamphetamine from December 2017 to March 2018 in Tucker and Randolph Counties.

Boyles faces not less than five years and no more than 20 years incarceration and a fine of up to $5,000,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon S. Flower is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Mountain Region Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force investigated.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.

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

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