Monongalia County man sentenced for fentanyl distribution

Monongalia County man sentenced for fentanyl distribution

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on June 16, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Charles Clint Gaines, Jr., of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 96 months of incarceration for a drug charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.

Gaines, 33, pled guilty in January 2021 to one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl." Gaines admitted to having fentanyl in February 2020 in Monongalia County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon S. Flower prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Greater Harrison Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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