Jordan Dewayne Jeffrey, Methamphetamine Distribution, West Virginia 2021

Akron Man Pleads Guilty to Involvement in West Virginia Methamphetamine Conspiracy

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Jordan Dewayne Jeffrey, 24, of Akron, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to a federal drug charge in connection with a conspiracy that transported large quantities of methamphetamine from Akron to the Southern District of West Virginia for distribution.

According to court documents, Jeffrey admitted that between fall 2018 and May 2019, he participated in a conspiracy with multiple individuals to distribute methamphetamine in the Southern District of West Virginia. During the conspiracy, large quantities of methamphetamine were transported from Akron to the Huntington area for distribution.

Jeffrey stayed at a residence located at 1235 25th Street in Huntington where the methamphetamine would be stored upon arrival in Huntington. He admitted that when customers contacted members of the conspiracy, he would meet the customers at various locations in Huntington and Charleston to deliver the methamphetamine.

For example, Jeffrey admitted that on May 20, 2019, he delivered approximately one pound of methamphetamine to a customer in Charleston after the customer contacted another member of the conspiracy and arranged the transaction.

Jeffrey faces 5 to 40 years in federal prison when he is sentenced on January 25, 2021.

This joint investigation was spearheaded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Other agencies that participated and assisted in the investigation include the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Violent Crime and Drug Task Force West, the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT), the West Virginia State Police, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force, the Beckley/Raleigh County Drug and Violent Crime Unit, the United States Marshals Service, the Cabell County Sheriff's Department, the Charleston Police Department, the Putnam County Sheriff's Department, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the Akron, Ohio Police Department, and the Brecksville, Ohio Police Department.

United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Joseph F. Adams is handling the prosecution.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/akron-man-pleads-guilty-involvement-akron-west-virginia-meth-conspiracy