Detroit Man & Morgantown Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking
Saturday, December 14, 2024, 12:00 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
CLARKSBURG, W.VA.- On Thursday, two men were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a drug trafficking operation that transported large quantities of crack cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine from Detroit into the Monongalia County area within the Northern District of West Virginia.
On Thursday, December 12, 2024, Dorian Myles, 26, of Detroit, Michigan, and John Thomas, 46, of Morgantown, West Virginia, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and were sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Thomas S. Kleeh respectively for their roles in an interstate drug trafficking conspiracy.
Judge Kleeh Sentences Both Men
Judge Kleeh sentenced Myles to 97 months in federal prison for his guilty plea to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Thomas to 100 months in federal prison for his guilty plea to Aiding and Abetting the Distribution of Methamphetamine.
According to U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II and charging documents filed with the court during an investigation into drug trafficking activities in Monongalia County, West Virginia area. Investigators of the Mon Metro Drug Task Force identified Myles as a source of supply of a drug trafficking conspiracy in Monongalia County that sold and distributed quantities of methamphetamine, crack cocaine, and fentanyl.
Investigators Execute Search Warrant
During the course of the investigation, investigators identified Thomas as one of the organization’s drug runners. After identifying Thomas, investigators obtained and executed a court-authorized search warrant at Thomas’ Morgantown residence and found and seized nearly 1,100 grams of methamphetamine. During the execution of the search warrant, Thomas was taken into custody and charged. A short time later, Myles was arrested and charged.
