Marshall County man sentenced for drug distribution

Marshall County man sentenced for drug distribution

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on March 11, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Kevin Mark Simms, of Moundsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 18 months incarceration for drug distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Simms, age 63, pled guilty to one count of “Distribution of Oxycodone" in December 2018. Simms admitted to selling oxycodone in Marshall County in October 2017.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert H. McWilliams, Jr. prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Marshall County Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

Senior U.S. District Judge Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. presided.

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

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