Harland Lee Todd, Cocaine Distribution, West Virginia 2022

BREAKING: A Fayette County man has pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge in a West Virginia court.

Harland Lee Todd, 34, of Mount Hope, pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine at the United States District Court in Beckley, West Virginia.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 2, 2022, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Todd’s residence and seized 163 grams of cocaine, a Glock Model 30 .45-caliber pistol, a Mossberg model 702 .22-caliber rifle, a Remington model 870 12-gauge shotgun, 16 ammunition magazines, 634 rounds of ammunition and $2,468.

Todd admitted that he possessed the cocaine and intended to distribute it. He is scheduled to be sentenced on February 22, 2024, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release, and a $1 million fine.

United States Attorney Will Thompson commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Central West Virginia Task Force.

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. 5:23-cr-124.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Alexander A. Redmon. United States District Judge Frank W. Volk presided over the hearing.

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