Roy Bills, Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana, West Virginia 2016

Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Marijuana Conspiracy

A Huntington man who participated in a multistate marijuana ring has pleaded guilty to a federal crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto.

Roy Bills, 51, entered his guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute marijuana in a federal court in West Virginia. The crime is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison.

According to the investigation, Bills conspired with multiple individuals, including codefendants Corey Bruce Toney and Parker Wyatt Mays, to distribute marijuana in the Huntington area from the summer of 2014 to May of 2016.

Bills traveled to California on at least two occasions to transport marijuana to Huntington, admitting that in October 2015 he transported 100 pounds of marijuana and in March 2016 he transported 80 pounds of marijuana.

He further admitted that he provided the marijuana to Toney for Toney and others to distribute after arriving in Huntington with the drugs.

These prosecutions arose out of a comprehensive investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from local law enforcement agencies, resulting in charging 12 defendants for offenses related to the distribution of heroin, crack, marijuana, and alprazolam in Huntington.

Five defendants have previously pleaded guilty for their roles in this marijuana ring. Matthew Michael Meadows, Arthur James Canada, Tanisha Lynette Wooding, Mays, and Toney have all pleaded guilty to various federal drug charges and are awaiting sentencing.

Assistant United States Attorney Joseph F. Adams is in charge of these prosecutions, with Chief United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers presiding over these cases.

These prosecutions are 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.

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