WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Darren L. Fryson, of Verona, Pennsylvania, has admitted to distributing methamphetamine, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Fryson, age 48, pled guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute and to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine." Fryson admitted to distributing methamphetamine in Ohio County and elsewhere from March 2018 to April 2019.
Fryson 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 Robert H. McWilliams, Jr., is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Marshall County Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.
U.S. Magistrate Judge James P. Mazzone presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
