Tag: Beckley

  • Deon Dewayne Grundy, Fentanyl Possession with Intent to Distribute, West Virginia 2025

    Deon Dewayne Grundy, Fentanyl Possession with Intent to Distribute, West Virginia 2025

    ⏱ 2 min read Deon Dewayne Grundy, a 29-year-old Ohio man, has pleaded guilty to possessing 86 grams of fentanyl with the intent to distribute in Beckley, West Virginia. On September 3, 2025, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a Beckley residence where Grundy was living, seizing the large quantity of fentanyl. Grundy…

  • John Thompson, Methamphetamine Distribution, West Virginia 2024

    John Thompson, Methamphetamine Distribution, West Virginia 2024

    ⏱ 2 min read John Thompson, a 50-year-old from White Oak, West Virginia, was involved in a major methamphetamine distribution operation in Raleigh County. On March 18, 2024, Thompson oversaw the sale of approximately 205 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in exchange for $2,500. This transaction was part of a larger scheme, with…

  • Roger Lee Cousins, Cocaine and Fentanyl Distribution, West Virginia 2024

    Roger Lee Cousins, Cocaine and Fentanyl Distribution, West Virginia 2024

    ⏱ 2 min read Roger Lee Cousins, a 51-year-old from Beckley, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 2 years and 8 months in prison for distributing cocaine and fentanyl. On November 8, 2024, Cousins sold approximately 14.66 grams of cocaine and 27.2 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant in Beckley, receiving $3,140 for the…

  • Michael Bailey, Methamphetamine Trafficking, West Virginia 2024

    Michael Bailey, Methamphetamine Trafficking, West Virginia 2024

    ⏱ 2 min read A 37-year-old Beckley man is headed to the clink after a federal judge slammed him with 22 months in the joint for peddling 57 grams of pure meth. Michael Bailey made the deal for $480 with a confidential informant on August 22, 2024, in Beckley. It was a setup that ended…

  • James “Jimmy” Johnson, Methamphetamine Trafficking, West Virginia 2020

    James “Jimmy” Johnson, Methamphetamine Trafficking, West Virginia 2020

    ⏱ 3 min read A midlife crisis turned deadly in Beckley, West Virginia, as James Tilford Bradley, 50, peddled poison to confidential informants on multiple occasions. On February 13, 2024, Bradley sold a kilo’s worth of methamphetamine for a cool $100, setting the stage for a string of similar deals. The transactions, which took place…

  • Michael Pack, Conspiracy, West Virginia 2026

    Michael Pack, Conspiracy, West Virginia 2026

    ⏱ 2 min read A former West Virginia correctional officer has admitted to conspiring with other officers to use unreasonable force against inmates at the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, WV. Michael Pack, 39, of Beckley, pleaded guilty on March 30, 2026, to one count of violating 18 U.S.C. § 371, a charge that carries…

  • Sharee Woodson, Methamphetamine Possession, West Virginia 2024

    Sharee Woodson, Methamphetamine Possession, West Virginia 2024

    ⏱ 2 min read Sharee Woodson, a 45-year-old from Beckley, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing and intending to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine. On March 29, 2024, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Woodson’s residence, seizing 150.23 grams of methamphetamine, 80.57 grams of fentanyl,…