Michael Allen Corkhill, also known as “Mike” and “Mike Mike,” and Steven Jamar Alexander, also known as “Dook,” were sentenced on April 27 to lengthy prison terms for federal drug offenses. Corkhill, 31, of Dunbar, received a sentence of 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Alexander, 39, of Nitro, was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in prison with six years of supervised release for distributing fentanyl.
The sentencing follows a federal investigation into drug trafficking in the Charleston area between June 2024 and May 2025. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia prosecutes federal crimes and handles civil cases to enhance citizens' quality of life according to the official website.
According to court documents, Corkhill obtained methamphetamine from co-defendant Amanda Marie Mace and redistributed it around Charleston. He admitted distributing methamphetamine on four occasions between October 22, 2024, and January 16, 2025. Investigators found he was responsible for over six pounds distributed as part of the operation. Alexander sold about twenty grams of fentanyl on two occasions in March 2025 before law enforcement seized nearly two hundred grams from his residence later that month along with almost $8,000.
Alexander has a prior conviction for distribution involving methamphetamine from May 2019 and was released within fifteen years before this new offense. His criminal history includes thirty-five convictions such as felony domestic violence and burglary.
“Michael Allen Corkhill is responsible for at least six pounds of methamphetamine poisoning our community, and Steven Jamar Alexander is a violent, woman-beating fentanyl dealer with dozens of prior criminal convictions,” said United States Attorney Moore Capito. “Today’s sentences will keep our streets safe from both these offenders for a long time and show that my office will pursue the strongest punishment under the law against those who threaten our community.”
Corkhill, Alexander, Mace—who received her own sentence earlier—and others are among sixteen people indicted following this investigation into distribution activities across southern West Virginia counties covered by the U.S. Attorney’s Office according to its official website. The office employs thirty-seven attorneys along with forty other personnel as reported by its official website.
Capito commended investigative work led by several agencies including local police departments working together through joint task forces.
The U.S. Attorney's Office operates under the Department of Justice according to its official website, providing prosecution services in both criminal cases like these recent sentencings as well as representation in civil litigation as described by its official site. It collects government debts while protecting public interests throughout twenty-three counties in southern West Virginia according to information provided online.
