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Logan County Physician Found Guilty of Drug Crimes in West Virginia, Faces 50 Years in Prison
A federal jury has convicted Dr. Brian McDevitt, 61, of Chapmanville, of four counts of distribution of a controlled substance in West Virginia.
The jury found that McDevitt provided controlled substances outside the scope of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose when he wrote prescriptions for hydrocodone on May 17, 2022, and March 29, 2024, and alprazolam on May 18, 2022, and March 29, 2024.
McDevitt, who operated the Chapmanville Medical Clinic as a sole practitioner, is also subject to forfeiture.
The conviction comes after a four-day trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
McDevitt is scheduled to be sentenced on May 22, 2025, and faces a maximum penalty of 50 years in prison.
McDevitt previously pleaded guilty on January 20, 2010, to conspiracy to use a registration number in violation of federal law and to engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity.
He was sentenced to one year and one day, followed by three years of supervised release, and fined $60,000 for these prior convictions.
“Dr. McDevitt was one of the original drug dealers in a lab coat, and did not learn his lesson from his prior convictions and prison sentence,” said United States Attorney Will Thompson.
Thompson commended the investigative work of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Route 119 Drug Task Force, which consisted of members of the Mingo County Sheriff’s Office, the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, and the West Virginia State Police.
A copy of the press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:24-cr-96.
Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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