Timothy A. Ward, Aiding and Abetting Methamphetamine Distribution, West Virginia 2024

A St. Albans couple has pleaded guilty to federal drug crimes, according to a recent announcement from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.

Timothy A. Ward, 41, and his wife Sarah J. Ward, 40, both of St. Albans, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the distribution of methamphetamine.

According to court documents and statements made in court, the Wards admitted to distributing methamphetamine or aiding and abetting each other to distribute methamphetamine to confidential informants on seven occasions in Kanawha County from October 2, 2023, through December 6, 2023.

The transactions included the sale of a half-ounce of methamphetamine to a confidential informant at a St. Albans bar on October 2, 2023. Timothy A. Ward also admitted to selling a firearm at the couple's St. Albans residence to a confidential informant who had purchased methamphetamine from him on prior occasions on December 7, 2023.

Sarah J. Ward admitted to arranging the sale of the firearm and that she knew her husband was a convicted felon.

Timothy A. Ward and Sarah J. Ward are scheduled to be sentenced on June 6, 2024, and each faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release, and a $1 million fine.

The U.S. Attorney's Office commended the investigative work of the St. Albans Police Department and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security-Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for their role in the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/st-albans-couple-plead-guilty-federal-drug-crime