CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Timothy Brian Jackson, 44, of South Charleston, is facing a long stretch behind bars after being sentenced to 14 years in prison for flooding West Virginia and beyond with deadly fentanyl disguised as prescription oxycodone. The sentence, handed down today, also includes five years of supervised release, a paltry consolation considering the damage he inflicted.
Jackson wasn’t just dealing drugs; he was manufacturing death. Court documents reveal he created counterfeit “M30” pills – designed to mimic 30mg oxycodone – but laced them with fentanyl, protonitazene, and butonitazene, substances far more potent and lethal. The scheme came crashing down on August 9, 2022, when a package Jackson mailed to Connecticut was intercepted, revealing over 300 of these fake pills. DEA lab analysis confirmed the pills weren’t oxycodone at all, but a cocktail of dangerous synthetic opioids.
But the package was just the tip of the iceberg. A subsequent raid on an apartment Jackson rented in St. Albans uncovered a full-blown pill production lab. Officers seized over 10,000 pills, along with hydraulic presses, die kits bearing the “M30” imprint, a powder mixing machine, and enough raw materials to keep the operation churning. They also found two loaded pistols and nearly $80,000 in cash – a testament to the profits Jackson was raking in while families were being torn apart by addiction.
Investigators traced Jackson’s supply chain, finding he sourced fentanyl powder from overseas, die sets from China, and binding powders from within the United States. He’d been running this operation for years, even while maintaining a family residence in South Charleston. The St. Albans apartment, specifically its basement, was his workshop of death, churning out fake pills destined for unsuspecting users. He wasn’t some street-level dealer; Jackson was a manufacturer, a distributor, a kingpin in the fentanyl trade.
United States Attorney Will Thompson didn’t mince words: “Timothy Brian Jackson’s conduct needs to be condemned and deterred in the strongest terms possible.” Thompson called Jackson’s operation “unprecedented in its scale” for the Southern District of West Virginia, particularly given the ongoing opioid crisis. “This is a landmark case,” he stated, “and today’s sentence serves as a stark warning.”
The bust was a multi-agency effort, involving the DEA, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Homeland Security Investigations, Customs and Border Protection, and several local law enforcement agencies. Erek Davodowich, acting special agent in charge of DEA’s Louisville Field Division, hopes Jackson will “reflect upon his actions” during his incarceration. But for the families shattered by addiction, and the victims who overdosed on Jackson’s deadly pills, reflection isn’t enough. This conviction is a small victory in a much larger war, and a grim reminder of the human cost of the fentanyl epidemic.
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Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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