Mark Bays, Methamphetamine Distribution, West Virginia 2017
A South Charleston man pleaded guilty to maintaining a residence for the purpose of distributing methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto.
Mark Bays, 53, entered his guilty plea to the federal drug crime.
Bays admitted that from late 2013 through at least March 2014, he, along with codefendant Joseph Cooper and other individuals, received methamphetamine from California, which they stored and distributed from Bays’ residence in Charleston.
During that time period, Bays allowed Cooper to live in the residence part-time while they worked together to distribute methamphetamine.
Bays faces up to five years in federal prison when he is sentenced on March 21, 2017.
This case is being prosecuted as part of an ongoing effort led by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia to combat the illicit sale and misuse of illegal drugs, including methamphetamine.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office, joined by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, is committed to aggressively pursuing and shutting down pill trafficking, eliminating open air drug markets, and curtailing the spread of illegal drugs in communities across the Southern District.
Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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