Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Crime
Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 8:00 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
CHARLESTON, W.VA.- On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, Tracey Brown, 45, of Chelyan, West Virginia, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Court Judge David A Faber to Distribution of 500 Grams or More of a Substance Containing Methamphetamine.
During Monday’s court hearing, Judge Faber accepted the plea and scheduled sentencing for March 12, 2025, at which time Brown faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life in federal prison, at least five years of supervised release, and a $10 million fine. The actual term of imprisonment will be determined by a U.S. District Court Judge based on the seriousness of the offense and Brown’s prior criminal history.
According to U.S. Attorney Will Thompson and charging documents filed with the court, around December 12, 2023, Brown obtained around 17 pounds of methamphetamine from an unidentified supplier in the Dayton, Ohio, area. Brown then transported the methamphetamine from Ohio to an apartment in Elkview, West Virginia, where he resided.
Brown Admits To Possessing And Distributing Meth
During Monday’s plea allocution, Brown admitted that he sold approximately one pound of the methamphetamine and had planned on selling the remaining methamphetamine with another individual in the Southern District of West Virginia.
On December 13, 2023, law enforcement agents obtained and executed a court-authorized search warrant at Brown’s Elkview apartment. During the search, agents uncovered and seized the remaining methamphetamine. During the execution of the search warrant, Brown was taken into custody and charged, leading to Brown’s guilty plea on Monday.
“This case is the result of determined investigative work by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Route 119 Drug Task Force,” said U.S. Attorney Will Thompson. “Their outstanding efforts prevented a staggering amount of methamphetamine from reaching our streets and poisoning our community.”
