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Press Release

Grant County Man indicted on meth trafficking and firearm charges

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

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Petersburg, West Virginia, man was indicted by a grand jury today on charges of methamphetamine distribution and illegal possession of a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.

Joseph Nathaniel Hartman, age 33, was indicted on one count of “Distribution of Methamphetamine,” one count of “Distribution of Methamphetamine in Proximity of a Protected Location,” and two counts of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.”

The crimes are alleged to have occurred in August and September of 2015 and June of 2016 in Grant County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen D. Warner is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, The West Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and the Grant County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

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

Updated May 2, 2017

Topic
Drug Trafficking