Aaron Dequawn Hardy, a 29-year-old from Pontiac, Michigan, pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge in Huntington, West Virginia. Hardy admitted to attempting to possess with intent to distribute at least 500 grams of a methamphetamine mixture.
According to court records and statements presented in court, law enforcement officers conducted a controlled delivery on February 10, 2023. Officers had intercepted a package addressed for delivery in Huntington that originally contained 2.2 kilograms of methamphetamine. Before the controlled delivery took place, the drugs were removed from the package by authorities. Hardy was arrested when he arrived at the address to collect the package.
Hardy is scheduled for sentencing on January 20, 2026. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of ten years and could receive up to life in prison. Additionally, he may be subject to at least five years of supervised release and fined up to $10 million.
Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston announced the plea and recognized the efforts of both the Huntington Violent Crime and Drug Task Force and the Huntington Police Department for their investigative work.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Courtney L. Finney before United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers.
Additional information about this case can be found through PACER by searching Case No. 3:25-cr-49 on the U.S. Attorney’s Office website for the Southern District of West Virginia.
