CLARKSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – According to a press release from U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld, Justin Paul Thompson, of Fairmont, West Virginia, was sentenced on Wednesday to 24 months of incarceration for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
Thompson, 38, pleaded guilty in June 2022 to one count of “Distribution of Methamphetamine in Proximity to a Protected Location.” Thompson admitted to selling methamphetamine near a public housing facility in June 2019 in Marion County.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon S. Flower prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Three Rivers Drug Task Force and the Fairmont Police Department investigated.
Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.
