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Hardy County man sentenced for drug charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Jesse Michael Ferrell, of Moorefield, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 51 months of incarceration for a drug charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Ferrell, 43, pleaded guilty in January 2022 to one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine.” Ferrell admitted to working with others to distribute methamphetamine, also known as “crystal meth” and “ice,” in October 2020 in Hardy County.

Ferrell was ordered to forfeit the following:

  • a Sporter (AK), 7.62×39 caliber, semi-automatic rifle;
  • a Kel-Tec CNC, Inc., model P-11, 9mm caliber, semi-automatic Luger pistol;
  • a magazine containing ten (10) rounds of 9mm caliber ammunition;
  • a box containing forty (40) rounds of 9mm Tulamo ammunition;
  • a box containing fifty (50) rounds of 9mm PPM ammunition;
  • a box containing forty (40) rounds of 9mm Blazer ammunition;
  • three (3) rounds of 9mm caliber ammunition; and
  • $1,169.00 cash.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen D. Warner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Potomac Highlands Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative; ATF; the West Virginia State Police; the Grant County Sheriff’s Office; and the Moorefield Police Department investigated.

Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.

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