Sean Miller Phillips, Jr., Heroin Trafficking, West Virginia 2023

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Sean Miller Phillips, Jr., a 31-year-old Eastpoint, Michigan resident, has been sentenced to 63 months in prison for his role in the trafficking of heroin in Morgantown, West Virginia. Phillips was also sentenced to six years of supervised release for the crime.

According to United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, the case was investigated by the Mon Valley Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, consisting of officers from the Morgantown Police Department, the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Phillips was found guilty of “Aiding and Abetting in the Distribution of Heroin within 1000 feet of a Protected Location.”

The sentencing was held on an unspecified date in 2023, before U.S. District Court Judge Irene Keeley.

Phillips is currently being held in a federal institution pending designation.

This is not an isolated incident, as several other individuals were also sentenced for similar crimes in the area.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndwv/pr/four-sentenced-sale-heroin-morgantown