On behalf of Scott C. Brown Law Office | Dec 24, 2019 | Drug Charges
On Dec. 12, a former correctional officer from West Virginia was sentenced to four years in prison. The man was charged with participating in a plot to bring methamphetamine into the South Central Regional Jail in Charleston and distribute it. The defendant was...
On behalf of Scott C. Brown Law Office | Dec 18, 2019 | Drug Charges
A former West Virginia court clerk accused of drug charges may wrap up the case against her with a plea bargain. On Dec. 10, the judge overseeing the case noted that a plea agreement may be close at hand for the woman accused of attempting to operate a meth...
On behalf of Scott C. Brown Law Office | Dec 4, 2019 | Drug Charges
Two West Virginia residents and an Ohio man were taken into custody during the early morning hours of Nov. 22 after drugs and drug paraphernalia were allegedly discovered in the vehicle they were traveling in during a routine traffic stop. A 43-year-old Wheeling man...
On behalf of Scott C. Brown Law Office | Nov 27, 2019 | Drug Charges
A 33-year-old West Virginia woman was charged with six felony drug counts after allegedly giving police consent to search her home and phone on the afternoon of Nov. 15. During the searches, a West Virginia State Police trooper says that he discovered undisclosed but...
On behalf of Scott C. Brown Law Office | Nov 22, 2019 | Drug Charges
On Nov. 18, two West Virginia men were sentenced for taking part in a drug ring that shipped hundreds of pounds of marijuana from California to Huntington via the U.S. Postal Service. The case was heard in federal court. According to media reports, one of the...
On behalf of Scott C. Brown Law Office | Oct 16, 2019 | Drug Charges
Five individuals, including one West Virginia resident, recently pleaded guilty to drug charges for taking part in an oxycodone distribution ring in north central West Virginia. The pleas were announced by federal prosecutors. According to media reports, the...
On behalf of Scott C. Brown Law Office | Oct 6, 2019 | Drug Charges
Residents in the state of West Virginia and in neighboring states like Ohio may often hear or read news reports about criminal investigations that spanned multiple states. There can be times when a variety of law enforcement entities choose to collaborate and...
On behalf of Scott C. Brown Law Office | Sep 23, 2019 | Drug Charges
Law enforcement officials in Wheeling are often given a great deal of leeway when it comes to the discovery of potential crimes. At the same time, however, they must respect your rights (as well as those of others) during the course of an investigation. This includes...
On behalf of Scott C. Brown Law Office | Aug 30, 2019 | Drug Charges
In West Virginia, there are laws in place that determine how DUI-related cases will be handled. However, there are actually some differences in how these cases may be handled depending on whether a driver is accused of consuming alcohol, or using drugs.FindLaw takes a...
On behalf of Scott C. Brown Law Office | Jul 28, 2019 | Drug Charges
Addiction not only impacts a person’s health, it can also have serious legal consequences. Charges for the use and sale of illegal drugs can be quite severe, especially if the offender is convicted of repeat offenses or is charged with having a large number of...
