Rodney Lammar Hargrove, Meth Trafficking, West Virginia 2023

Akron, Ohio, drug trafficker, Rodney Lammar Hargrove, 48, has been sentenced to 131 months in prison for his involvement in methamphetamine and gun crimes in Charleston, West Virginia.

According to United States Attorney Mike Stuart, Hargrove was found guilty of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime.

On February 16, 2018, police were investigating a known drug house on Frame Street in Charleston when they discovered heroin, needles, and other drug paraphernalia. Hargrove entered the house and admitted to carrying a loaded .22 caliber revolver and possessing approximately 20 grams of pure methamphetamine and 6 grams of a mixture containing carfentanyl, a powerful and deadly fentanyl analogue.

Investigators arrested Hargrove and transported him to the police station, where he confessed to being a drug dealer. He explained that he had been receiving about a half-ounce of methamphetamine and 10 grams of heroin at a time for resale in Charleston.

Senior United States District Judge David A. Faber imposed the sentence, which will see Hargrove serve almost 11 years in prison before he can step foot in Akron or Charleston again. Assistant United States Attorneys Drew O. Inman and L. Alexander Hamner prosecuted the case.

“Another Akron drug dealer on Charleston’s West Side with 20 grams of pure meth, 6 grams of a mixture containing deadly carfentanyl, and a gun,” said United States Attorney Mike Stuart. “A gram of carfentanyl could kill 50,000 people, so we’re very fortunate law enforcement intercepted this deadly mixture. Hargrove will now serve almost 11 years in prison before he can step foot in Akron or Charleston again.”

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/akron-drug-trafficker-sentenced-131-months-prison-drug-and-gun-crimes