ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Timothy Juston Wimer, of Old Fields, West Virginia, has admitted to drug distribution and firearms charges, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Wimer, age 35, pled guilty to one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin" and one count of “Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Crime." Wimer admitted to distributing heroin in January 2019 and admitted to having a.32 caliber pistol in February 2019. The crimes occurred in Hardy and Hampshire Counties.
Wimer faces up to 20 years incarceration and a fine of up to $1,000,000 for heroin charge. He faces at least five years incarceration and a fine of up to $250,000 for the firearms charge. 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 West Virginia State Police investigated.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
