PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: A resident of New York City was sentenced in federal court in West Virginia to 16 months' imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on his conviction for threatening a federal official, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. United States District Judge Gina M. Groh of the Northern District of   more

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Russell Dane Crown, age 54, of Falling Waters, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 108 months in federal prison for a drug trafficking charge. According to court documents and statements made in court, Crown was selling methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine base from his home in Berkeley County. Investigators found fentanyl cap  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: James Edward Breeden, age 30, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, has admitted to selling fentanyl in Upshur County. According to court documents, during a traffic stop, deputies were told Breeden was selling fentanyl in the area. Investigators searched Breeden's motel room and found 277 fentanyl stamps. Breeden faces up to 20 years in federal prison. A  more

MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Two men were sentenced to federal prison for the distribution of methamphetamine in Hampshire County. Jimmey Lee Lambert, age 37, of Hampshire County, was sentenced today to 188 months for methamphetamine trafficking. Wes Allen Barrett, age 33, of Springfield, West Virginia, was sentenced to 140 months for conspiracy to possess wi  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: Big Cove -- the heart of one of the most intact landscape corridors and biodiversity hotspots in West Virginia -- is now conserved in perpetuity for the benefit of wildlife and people as part of Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Increasing access to public lands and waters is a central component of the Biden administration's approach to conservation under the Ame  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Michael Allen Roberts Jr., 40, of St. Albans, was sentenced today to 14 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture containing methamphetamine. Roberts admitted to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that operated in the Charleston ar  more