George Lockhart, Fentanyl Trafficking, West Virginia 2019

Lockhart, Holloway Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking in W. Virginia

Huntington, W. Va. – In a major crackdown on fentanyl trafficking, two Huntington men have been sentenced to federal prison. George Lockhart, 44, was sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in a federal drug conspiracy and a gun crime.

Lockhart previously pled guilty to an indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The indictment stated that between December 2018 and May 2019, Lockhart conspired with other individuals to distribute heroin and fentanyl in Huntington, West Virginia.

Lockhart admitted to possessing a firearm during a search warrant in May 2019. He was prohibited by federal law to possess a firearm because he had been convicted of voluntary manslaughter in January 2011.

Bryant Holloway, 41, was sentenced to five years in prison for selling fentanyl. He pled guilty on April 24, 2019, to selling 95 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant for $10,000.

The investigation was a joint effort by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Violent Crime and Drug Task Force West. United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentences.

Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie S. Taylor handled the prosecutions. The sentences are a result of Operation Free Market, a long-term drug investigation in the Huntington area.

Operation Free Market was part of Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (SOS), a program that seeks to reduce the supply of deadly synthetic opioids in high-impact areas and to identify wholesale distribution networks and international and domestic suppliers.

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