Grant County man facing drug charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Phillip Michael Sites, of Maysville, West Virginia, appeared in federal court today to face a drug charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Sites, 53, was indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Elkins in December 2020. He is facing one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.” Sites is accused of having methamphetamine, also known as “crystal meth” or “ice,” in December 2019 in Grant County.

Sites is facing 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, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and the Grant County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

U.S. Magistrate Michael John Aloi presided.

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