CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Clay Westbrook, of Morgantown, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Westbrook, age 39, pled guilty today to one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine." Westbrook admitted to having methamphetamine in December 2019 in Monongalia County.
Westbrook faces up to 20 years of 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 Zelda E. Wesley is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Mon Metro Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
