CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Tracey Brown, 46, of Chelyan, was sentenced Thursday to 21 years and 10 months in prison for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine, federal officials said.
Brown will also serve five years of supervised release following his prison term.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on or about December 12, 2023, Brown obtained approximately 17 pounds of methamphetamine in the Dayton, Ohio, area and transported the drugs to a residence in Elkview, West Virginia, where he was living.
Authorities said Brown admitted to distributing about one pound of the methamphetamine and intended to distribute the remaining amount with another person in the Southern District of West Virginia.
On December 13, 2023, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at the Elkview residence and seized the remaining methamphetamine.
Officials said Brown has an extensive criminal history, including more than 30 prior convictions for offenses such as malicious assault, assault, escape from work-release, destruction of property, and multiple counts of unlawful assault, battery, and violation of a protective order.
“The message should be loud and clear — if you traffic drugs in our community, we will identify you, arrest you, and hold you accountable,” said Moore Capito. “Thanks to the dedicated and professional police work by our law enforcement partners, Brown was prevented from distributing a massive amount of dangerous drugs in the Southern District of West Virginia.”
Capito announced the sentence and commended the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, and the U.S. Route 119 Drug Task Force for their investigation. The task force includes members of the Mingo, Logan, and Boone county sheriff’s offices, along with the West Virginia State Police.
David A. Faber, senior United States District Judge, imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney JC MacCallum and former Assistant United States Attorney Samuel D. Marsh prosecuted the case.
