Grant and Preston County residents indicted on drug charges

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Trampas Quint Wolford, of Cabins, West Virginia, was arraigned on charges after being indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Elkins in February 2021, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.

Wolford, 57, was indicted on one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine” and one count of “Distribution of Methamphetamine.” 

Also named in the indictment are Angela Dawn Yuchek, of Tunnelton, West Virginia, and Peter Sanford Layne, of Cabins, west Virginia.

Yuchek, 31, was indicted on one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine,” one count of “Distribution of Methamphetamine – Aiding and Abetting,” and one count of “Distribution of Methamphetamine.” 

Layne, 48, was indicted on one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine,” one count of “Distribution of Methamphetamine – Aiding and Abetting,” and one count of “Distribution of Methamphetamine.” 

All three are accused of working together to distribute methamphetamine, also known as “crystal meth” and “ice,” from January 2019 to March 2019 in Preston and Grant Counties.  

Yuchek, Layne, and Wolford each face up to 20 years of incarceration and a fine of up to $1,000,000 for each count. 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, a HIDTA-funded initiative; the West Virginia State Police; the Grant County Sheriff’s Office; the Moorefield Police Department investigated. 

An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.