CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Nov. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Shakur Jones, 25, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 151 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, Jones was the supplier of methamphetamine, cocaine ba  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Nov. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024: Terric Zaire Williams, 25, of Akron, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on March 29, 2023, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a Charleston apartment where Williams w  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Nov. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Three former correctional officers from United States Penitentiary Hazleton have admitted to their roles in the violation of civil rights involving the assault of a prisoner, announced United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld. Robert David Sims, 42, of Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, pled guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Accordin  more