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USAO Press Release on April 10, 2025

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Two Hagerstown, Maryland, men have admitted to firearms trafficking in the Berkeley County, West Virginia. Christopher Seth St. Clair, age 24, pled guilty to making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm. David Lamont Barnes, age 23, pled guilty to…


USAO Press Release on April 10, 2025

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Jose Alberto Camarena Rocha, age 31, of Mexico, has admitted to his role in a drug trafficking organization that sold cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Rocha has pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to…


USAO Press Release on April 10, 2025

PADUCAH, Ky. – A federal criminal complaint and arrest warrant was issued this week charging two illegal aliens with possession of a firearm. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge John Nokes of the ATF Louisville Field Division…


USAO Press Release on April 9, 2025

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A federal grand jury sitting in Bowling Green, Kentucky, returned an indictment today charging a Hickman, Kentucky felon with conspiracy to possess with the intent to fentanyl and illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of…


USAO Press Release on April 9, 2025

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A federal grand jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, returned an indictment today charging a Honduran national with illegally re-entering the United States and possessing a firearm. U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in…


USAO Press Release on April 8, 2025

WHEELING, W.Va. – Jakob Barnes, age 39, of Wheeling, West Virginia, has admitted to the unlawful possession of a firearm. According to court documents, Barnes is prohibited from having firearms because of a prior felony conviction. During a drug-related robbery investigation…


USAO Press Release on April 8, 2025

LEXINGTON, Ky. – A Lexington man, Chase Allen Barnett, 39, was sentenced on Thursday to 200 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell, for three counts of distribution of a mixture containing methamphetamine and fentanyl, and one count of possession with intent to…


USAO Press Release on April 4, 2025

BECKLEY, W.Va. – Ronald Lavaughn Mason, 46, of Beckley, was sentenced today to 11 years and eight months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine base, also known as “crack.” Mason admitted to his major role in a drug…

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