ABINGDON, Va.- Daniel Shane Carter, a Wise, Virginia man who distributed methamphetamine in Scott County, Virginia, was sentenced today in United States District Court to 10 years in federal prison, Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar announced.
Carter, 37, pleaded guilty in 2020 to one count of possessing with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and one count of possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon.
According to court documents, Carter trafficked methamphetamine from Kingsport, Tennessee into Scott County, Virginia and possessed a Ruger, 9mm pistol after having previously been convicted of a felony.
The investigation of the case was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, and the Southwest Virginia Drug Task Force. Assistant United States Attorney Lena Busscher prosecuted the case for the United States.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
