ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Eric Allen Harris, of Beverly, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug distribution charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Harris, age 39, pled guilty to one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine." Harris admitted to distributing methamphetamine, also known as “ice," in September 2018 in Randolph County.
Harris faces up to 20 years incarceration and a fine of up to $1,000,000. 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 Stephen D. Warner is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Mountain Region Drug & Violent Crime Task Force investigated.
The investigation was funded by the federal Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Program (OCDETF). The OCDETF program supplies critical federal funding and coordination that allows federal and state agencies to work together to successfully identify, investigate, and prosecute major interstate and international drug trafficking organizations and other criminal enterprises.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
