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Grant County man sentenced for meth distribution

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

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Lawrence Allen Keplinger, of Lahmansville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 136 months incarceration for methamphetamine distribution, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.

Keplinger, 39, pled guilty to one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine” involving more than 50 grams of “crystal meth” or “ice.” Keplinger admitted to having more than 50 grams of methamphetamine in March 2019 in Grant County. 

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen D. Warner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Potomac Highlands Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and the West Virginia State Police investigated

U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.

Updated June 2, 2021
Topic
Drug Trafficking
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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