Robert Lee Taylor, Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Possession, West Virginia 2023

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A 42-year-old man from Huntington has been sentenced to prison for his role in a federal drug crime.

Robery Lee Taylor, 42, Huntington, was sentenced yesterday to one year and one day in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.

The charges stem from an October 8, 2022, encounter between Taylor and a law enforcement officer at a Milton gas station. The officer saw controlled substances in Taylor’s lap.

Taylor admitted to possessing approximately 28 grams of methamphetamine and 16 grams of fentanyl that he intended to distribute. He also admitted to possessing $24,724 in drug proceeds. Furthermore, Taylor admitted to conspiring with Phillip Antoine Rucker and Marshall Luther Williams to distribute heroin in the Southern District of West Virginia from around February 2021 to around September 2022.

Taylor was provided heroin and fentanyl on consignment at the direction of Williams. Taylor gave the proceeds from selling the controlled substances to Williams. Rucker and Williams, who are also implicated in the conspiracy, await sentencing.

United States Attorney Will Thompson commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Milton Police Department, and the Huntington Police Department. United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentence.

Assistant United States Attorneys Courtney L. Finney and Joseph F. Adams prosecuted the case. Related court documents and information can be found on the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia website and by searching for Case Nos. 3:23-cr-58 (Taylor) and 3:22-cr-34 (Rucker and Williams) on PACER.

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