Tag: Clarksburg
Matthew Ryan Lester, Fentanyl Trafficking, West Virginia 2023
⏱ 2 min read Matthew Ryan Lester, a 34-year-old from Clarksburg, West Virginia, was involved in a large-scale operation selling fentanyl and methamphetamine in Harrison County. The investigation, which included searches of his home and vehicle, uncovered 900 grams of methamphetamine, 240 grams of fentanyl, multiple firearms, and over $8,000 in cash. Lester’s crimes were…
Kerr Kriisa, Wire Fraud, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Kerr Kriisa, a 25-year-old former college basketball player, allegedly carried out a scheme to obtain nearly $2.2 million from multiple victims in Monongalia County, West Virginia, and elsewhere, using false representations, fabricated identities, and deceptive communications from 2022 through June 2, 2026. Kriisa, who played basketball for several universities, including the…
Thomas Charles Goodwine, Fentanyl Trafficking, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Thomas Charles Goodwine, a 32-year-old Clarksburg man, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for leading a drug operation that sold fentanyl and methamphetamine in West Virginia. Goodwine directed others to sell the deadly drugs from a home in Clarksburg, where investigators seized fentanyl, methamphetamine, marijuana, a firearm, and…
Queshawn Keand Williams, Fentanyl Sales, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 21-year-old Pittsburgh man, Queshawn Keand Williams, has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for his role in a fentanyl drug trafficking operation in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Williams, also known as ‘TJ,’ sold fentanyl and p-Fluorofentanyl to a confidential informant on multiple occasions, distributing over 13 grams of fentanyl…
Zachary Mongold, Firearms Violation, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Three men in West Virginia’s Northern District have been sentenced to decades in prison for firearms violations. Zachary Mongold, 37, of Moorefield, was stopped by the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office during an investigation into a violent crime, and a search of his vehicle turned up a firearm with ammunition. Mongold, a…
Shayla Ann Jackson, Gun Straw Purchase, West Virginia 2024
⏱ 2 min read Shayla Ann Jackson, a 27-year-old woman from Clarksburg, West Virginia, has admitted to purchasing a firearm for someone who was prohibited from possessing one. The crime occurred in Clarksburg, where Jackson was working with others to buy guns for a person who wasn’t allowed to have them. The reasons behind Jackson’s…
Matthew Harvey, Elder Financial Exploitation, West Virginia 2023
⏱ 2 min read In Clarksburg, West Virginia, a two-day training is being held to further the Department of Justice’s Elder Justice Initiative, targeting those who prey on older Americans for financial gain. The training, called West Virginia SAFE, is designed for elder justice professionals to gain skills in communicating with older adults who are…
