Tag: west virginia
Kevin Wayne Gardner, Methamphetamine Possession, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Kevin Wayne Gardner, a 42-year-old Parkersburg man, was busted with approximately 2 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop in the Parkersburg area of Wood County on June 16, 2025. Gardner, who has a history of 10 prior felony convictions, was found with the large quantity of methamphetamine, leading to a…
Casey Rygh, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Casey Rygh, a 47-year-old convicted double murderer from Minnesota, was caught with a loaded 9mm pistol in Mercer County, West Virginia, on August 25, 2025. Rygh, who was wanted for felony arrest warrants, was found to be in possession of the firearm despite being a felon. The arrest was made during…
Jeremy Dale Shuck, Methamphetamine Distribution, West Virginia 2024
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Raleigh County man has been sentenced to prison for his role in a federal drug crime. A federal court has sentenced Jeremy Dale Shuck, 47, of Coal City, to five years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, for distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine.…
David Elliott Pritt, Public Corruption, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read David Elliott Pritt is at the center of a federal crime case in Charleston, West Virginia. On July 27, 2026, a hearing was held at the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse, with United States Attorney Moore Capito set to hold a press conference afterward. The details of the case against Pritt…
Jeffrey Phares, Wire Fraud, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jeffrey Phares, a 65-year-old cemetery owner from Fayetteville, West Virginia, has been scamming hundreds of customers in North Central West Virginia. Phares, who owned and operated four cemeteries, including Greenlawn Memorial Park, Elkins Memorial Gardens, Greenlawn Memorial Cemetery, and Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, would accept money from victims for grave markers,…
Andre Marvin Marneal Jenkins, Fentanyl Distribution, West Virginia 2025
⏱ 2 min read Andre Marvin Marneal Jenkins, aka ‘Meech’, 28, of South Charleston, West Virginia, played a key role in a drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl and methamphetamine in the Charleston area between June 2024 and May 2025. Jenkins’ operation was busted on April 10, 2025, when law enforcement officers executed a search…
Gregory Dean, Wire Fraud, Maryland 2026
⏱ 2 min read A Maryland man has admitted to his role in a sophisticated scheme to defraud the IRS using stolen United States Treasury checks, fraudulent business registrations, and illicit withdrawals from newly created bank accounts in West Virginia. Gregory Dean, 33, of Suitland, Maryland, participated in the scheme beginning in October 2024, along…
Steven Mark Hosey, Unlicensed Firearms Sales, West Virginia 2025
⏱ 3 min read Steven Mark Hosey, a 59-year-old from Poca, West Virginia, was involved in a lucrative but illicit business, selling firearms without a Federal Firearms License (FFL) in Huntington. Between April 2024 and April 10, 2025, Hosey purchased guns from licensed dealers with the intent to sell them for profit to other individuals,…
Roland N. Copney, Methamphetamine Trafficking, West Virginia 2024
⏱ 2 min read Roland N. Copney, a 37-year-old Wheeling, West Virginia, man, has been sentenced to 135 months in federal prison for a methamphetamine offense. The investigation began in March 2024 after reports of shots fired on Wheeling Island led officers to a South Broadway Street residence linked to Copney. A search warrant executed…
Robert Allen Welborn, Child Pornography, West Virginia 2026
⏱ 2 min read Two men in West Virginia are facing serious charges related to child sex abuse. Robert Allen Welborn, 58, of Joppatowne, Maryland, and Brian Richard Pack, 57, of Fairmont, West Virginia, appeared in federal court on charges involving child pornography and sex offender registration. Welborn failed to update his sex offender registration…
