Lincoln County Man Sentenced For Distributing Methamphetamine

Thursday, November 14, 2024, 5:15 P.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

CHARLESTON, W.VA.- On Wednesday, November 13, 2024, James Evan Hughes, 51, of Sumerco, West Virginia, appeared in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Court Judge David A. Faber to 81 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for his previously entered guilty plea to Distribution of Methamphetamine.

     According to documents filed with the district court, on June 28, 2018, Hughes sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant during a controlled buy under the observation of law enforcement officers in the South Charleston area of Kanawha County, West Virginia.

     During his plea hearing, Hughes admitted to that sale and further admitted to selling methamphetamine to the confidential informant on seven different occasions beginning in July 2018 and lasting through November 2018.

     U.S. Attorney Will Thompson commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s investigative work in prosecuting Hughes successfully.