MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Ronald Craig Fletcher, of Bunker Hill, West Virginia, was indicted today on drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
Fletcher, 53, was indicted today on one count of “Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Five Grams or More of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, aka “Ice"," one count of “Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and to Distribute Eutylone," one count of “Possess with Intent to Distribute Eutylone," one count of “Possess with Intent to Distribute Five Grams or More of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, aka “Ice," and one count of “Possession of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime." Fletcher is accused of trafficking methamphetamine, also known as “ice," and Eutylone from January 2020 to June 2021 in Berkeley and Morgan Counties. Fletcher is also accused of having a.380 caliber firearm during a drug crime.
Fletcher faces at least five years and up to 40 years of incarceration for counts one and four, faces at least five years and up to life incarceration for count five, and faces up to 20 years of incarceration for counts two and three. 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 Lara Omps-Botteicher is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative; the Northwest Virginia Regional Drug and Gang Task Force investigated.
An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
