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Georgia man admits to drug charge

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Kaleb Joseph Beals, of Silver Creek, Georgia, has admitted to a drug charge, Acting United States Randolph J. Bernard announced.

Beals 32, pled guilty today to one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine.” Beals admitted to working with others to sell methamphetamine, also known as “crystal meth” or “ice,” from August 2018 to April 2019 in Hardy County. 

Beals faces up to 20 years of incarceration and a fine of up to $1,000,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen D. Warner is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Potomac Highlands Drug Task Force, the West Virginia State Police, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, and the Moorefield Police Department investigated.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.

Updated June 22, 2021

Topic
Drug Trafficking