Hancock County man convicted of drug charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – A Weirton, West Virginia, man was convicted today of distribution of a controlled substance, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

John Anthony Lamantia, age 60, pled guilty to one count of “Distribution of Controlled Substances Outside the Course of Professional Practice.” Lamantia admitted to distributing alprazolam in Brooke County in April 2016.

Lamantia faces up to five years incarceration and a fine of up to $250,000. 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 Sarah W. Montoro prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Hancock-Brooke-Weirton Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated. 
 
Senior U.S. District Judge Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. presided.