Doran King Burroughs Jr., Fentanyl and Gun Crimes, West Virginia 2022

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man was sentenced to prison for distributing large quantities of fentanyl and possessing firearms. According to court documents and statements made in court, Doran King Burroughs Jr., 23, sold approximately 102 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant on August 10, 2022, outside a Charleston business in the informant's vehicle. This transaction was just one of two sales of fentanyl made by Burroughs to the informant. On May 4, 2022, Burroughs sold approximately 51 grams of fentanyl to the informant in the informant's vehicle in Charleston.

On August 11, 2022, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Burroughs' residence. During the search, officers found approximately 76 grams of fentanyl, a drum magazine loaded with 7.62x39mm ammunition, a Spartan Armor System body armor carrier, and four firearms: a Glock, model 17, 9mm pistol; a PAP, model M92PV, 7.62mm-caliber pistol; a Glock, model 43X, 9mm pistol; and a Bushmaster model xm15-e25, .223-caliber rifle. Burroughs admitted to possessing the firearms and to possessing the fentanyl with the intent to distribute it.

Federal law prohibits a person with a prior felony conviction from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Burroughs knew he was prohibited from possessing firearms because of his conviction for first-degree possession of a controlled substance, first offense, in Boone County, Kentucky, Circuit Court on March 7, 2022.

United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT).

Chief United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Andrew D. Isabell prosecuted the case.

Burroughs was sentenced to six years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for his crimes. The charges against him include distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl and being a felon in possession of firearms. The case was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.

A copy of this 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. 2:22-cr-172.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/charleston-man-sentenced-prison-fentanyl-and-gun-crimes-0