ELKINS, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A West Virginia man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for federal drug and firearms charges.
According to U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld, William Albert Flinn, Jr., age 45, of Moorefield West Virginia, was sentenced Monday to 195 months in federal prison for methamphetamine and firearms charges.
Flinn pled guilty in August 2023 to possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime.
According to court documents and statements made in court, during a methamphetamine sale in Hardy County, Flinn showed the buyer an assault rifle.
Investigators then executed a search warrant at Flinn’s home and found 383 grams of meth, the assault rifle, and cash.
Flinn will report for 5 years of supervised release following his prison sentence.
The Potomac Highlands Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Warner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.
Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.