Travell Lamar Johnson, Distribution of Fentanyl, West Virginia 2023

Travell Lamar Johnson, 45, of Big Chimney, was found guilty of his role in Charleston’s fentanyl epidemic.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Johnson sold approximately 3.5 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant at a Charleston gas station on June 14, 2023. Johnson admitted to the transaction and to arranging it beforehand with the confidential informant.

Johnson is scheduled to be sentenced on August 7, 2024, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release, and a $1 million fine.

Co-defendant Alexis Nicole Davis, 26, of Charleston, pleaded guilty on May 2, 2024, to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and awaits sentencing.

U.S. Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Charleston Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit and the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT).

U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin presided over the hearing. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander A. Redmon is prosecuting the case.

A copy of this announcement is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:23-cr-177.

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