CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Charleston man has pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge involving methamphetamine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Antwaun Winbush, 45, entered his guilty plea on Friday, April 4, to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a methamphetamine mixture.
Court records show that on March 25, 2024, Winbush possessed approximately 141.8 grams of methamphetamine in Putnam County with the intent to distribute.
He also admitted to having 227 grams of methamphetamine, 8 grams of cocaine, and 14.7 grams of fentanyl in Jackson County on October 4, 2021, also with the intent to distribute.
Winbush is scheduled to be sentenced on July 9, 2025. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years and up to 40 years in prison, at least four years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $5 million.
The case was investigated by the Putnam and Jackson County Sheriff’s Offices, the Charleston Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
Senior U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. is overseeing the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Gabriel Price is prosecuting.
