Parker Wyatt Mays, Marijuana Conspiracy, West Virginia 2016

Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Marijuana Conspiracy

In a shocking turn of events, Parker Wyatt Mays, 27, a Huntington man, has pleaded guilty to federal crimes in a multistate drug ring. Mays' guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney Carol Casto.

Mays admitted to conspiring with others to distribute marijuana in the Huntington area from the summer of 2014 to May 2016. During this time, Mays and others regularly acquired large quantities of marijuana from a source in California. The marijuana was transported to Huntington using vehicles and through the mail.

Once in Huntington, Mays and others distributed the marijuana to customers and pooled the proceeds to acquire additional marijuana. Mays admitted that the group distributed up to 400 kilograms of marijuana during the conspiracy.

Mays faces up to 5 years in federal prison when he is sentenced on January 3, 2017.

Wooding, a 37-year-old woman, also pleaded guilty to federal crimes in the same multistate drug ring. Wooding admitted to possession with intent to distribute crack. On May 18, 2016, agents executed a search warrant at her residence located on the 1800 block of 9th Avenue in Huntington. During the search, Wooding told agents that she had approximately two ounces of crack stored in the residence and then provided the drugs to the agents.

Wooding further admitted to conspiring with others to distribute crack in Huntington for approximately one year. During this period, Wooding was regularly provided crack from a source. After Wooding sold the crack, she returned the proceeds to the source and received additional quantities of crack. Wooding also admitted that she was responsible for the distribution of at least 840 grams of crack during the conspiracy.

Wooding faces up to 20 years in federal prison when she is sentenced on January 3, 2017.

These prosecutions arose out of a long-term investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the West Virginia State Police, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department, the Huntington Police Department, the Huntington FBI Drug Task Force, the Ohio Highway Patrol, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the United States Postal Inspection Service.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/huntington-man-and-woman-plead-guilty-roles-drug-ring