Evan Rockwell McEwuen, Methamphetamine Possession, West Virginia 2021

A Wood County man, Evan Rockwell McEwuen, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for possession of methamphetamine and multiple firearms, including a machine gun.

On August 5, 2020, a search warrant was executed at McEwuen’s Vienna residence, where officers found 149 grams of methamphetamine, over $14,000 in United States currency, plastic baggies, digital scales, and four firearms. One firearm was loaded and equipped with a device designed to convert it into a machine gun.

Additionally, officers found approximately 143 grams of additional methamphetamine, a sawed-off shotgun, plastic baggies, and digital scales in a truck and construction trailer parked outside of McEwuen’s residence. Over 2,000 rounds of ammunition were located during the search.

McEwuen admitted to possessing all the evidence and intended to distribute the methamphetamine to others. He was not legally permitted to possess firearms due to a 2016 felony conviction in the Circuit Court of Wood County for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.

McEwuen pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of firearms by a felon in May 2021. He was sentenced on May 12, 2022, by Senior United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr.

Assistant United States Attorneys Jeremy B. Wolfe and Joshua C. Hanks handled the prosecution. Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Vienna Police Department, the Parkersburg Police Department, the Parkersburg Violent Crimes and Narcotics Task Force, and the United States Marshals Service (USMS).

The case number is 2:20-cr-00166. 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, and related court documents can be found on PACER by searching for the case number.

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