Tag: west virginia
Tanisha Constance Brown, Fentanyl Distribution, West Virginia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Tanisha Constance Brown, 36, and Tiffany Sloan-Combs, 40, two Charleston women, have pleaded guilty to federal drug crimes for their roles in a conspiracy that distributed fentanyl and cocaine base, also known as crack, in the Charleston area between September 2025 and April 2026. The women worked together to prepare and…
Travis Jerome Darden, Possessing Contraband, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Travis Jerome Darden, a 45-year-old inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Beckley, West Virginia, was caught with a stash of illicit drugs on October 21, 2025. A routine search by a staff member turned up approximately 1 ounce of methamphetamine and 9 grams of cocaine, individually wrapped and hidden…
Justin L. Wiegand, Child Pornography, West Virginia 2023
⏱ 2 min read Justin L. Wiegand, a 34-year-old sex offender from Kenova, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to receiving and possessing child pornography. In December 2023, Wiegand contacted a user on an instant messaging app and purchased a package of explicit content, including 160 videos and links to folders containing over 50 gigabytes of…
Delaquan Antonio Myers, Fentanyl Distribution, West Virginia 2022
⏱ 2 min read Delaquan Antonio Myers, a 37-year-old Ohio man, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute over 40 grams of fentanyl in West Virginia. The crime went down on April 7, 2022, when Myers agreed to deliver approximately 400 grams of the deadly opioid to a buyer in Raleigh County, WV. Instead of making…
Justin L. Wiegand, Receipt of Child Pornography, West Virginia 2026
In a disturbing case of child exploitation, Justin L. Wiegand, a 34-year-old convicted felon from Kenova, West Virginia, pleaded guilty to receiving over 50 gigabytes of child sexual abuse material. On August 10, 2026, Wiegand admitted to the heinous crime, which has left a trail of emotional wounds and damaged lives. According to Assistant Attorney…
Charles Robert Calhoun, Methamphetamine Trafficking, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Charles Robert Calhoun, a 40-year-old from Marlinton, West Virginia, has admitted to transporting methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime. The charges stem from a traffic stop that led to the seizure of 141 grams of meth, a pistol, $3,630, and drug paraphernalia. At the time, Calhoun…
Jaylen Jawaun Lashawn Martin, Fentanyl Possession, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jaylen Jawaun Lashawn Martin, a 29-year-old from Canton, Ohio, has admitted to possessing over 40 grams of fentanyl near a playground in Wheeling, West Virginia. Martin, also known as “Money”, pleaded guilty to one charge of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl within 1,000 feet of a protected location. The incident…
Kelly Marie Myers, Meth Trafficking, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Kelly Marie Myers, a 56-year-old woman from Flatwoods, West Virginia, was involved in a methamphetamine trafficking scheme that used the US Mail to bring large quantities of the drug into the state. The scheme was uncovered when US Postal Inspection Service personnel intercepted a suspicious package in Charleston, West Virginia. The…
Shawn Galin Whitley, Jr., Fentanyl Trafficking, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read A North Carolina man, Shawn Galin Whitley, Jr., 35, of Charlotte, was caught distributing a large quantity of fentanyl in West Virginia after a traffic stop in Lewis County. The stop led to a search of Whitley’s hotel room, where investigators found approximately 3,750 fentanyl stamps. Whitley was removed from his…
Gage Heckman, Producing and Distributing Child Sex Abuse Material, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 22-year-old Wheeling man, Gage Heckman, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for producing and distributing child sex abuse material online. The case began when the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children flagged suspicious activity on an Instagram account, which triggered a rapid response from the Wheeling…
