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Date: 04-12-2023
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Case Number: 2:22-CV-187
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Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia (Cabell County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office in Huntington
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Huntington, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs.
On May 12, 2022, law enforcement officers pulled over a vehicle driven by Brandon Lamarr McCauley, a/k/a "Louie," on Fifth Avenue in Huntington. McCauley admitted that he possessed approximately 62 grams of suspected heroin, which he had divided into multiple bags for distribution, that officers found during the traffic stop. The West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory confirmed the controlled substance was fentanyl.
McCauley further admitted to aiding and abetting another individual in the distribution of additional quantities of heroin totaling 2.6 grams on Sixth Street in Huntington on May 12, 2022.
United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Courtney L. Finney prosecuted the case.
Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to 5 years and two months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.
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