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Hancock County Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking

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

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Lawrence James Reagan, 40, of Weirton, West Virginia, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for methamphetamine distribution, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Reagan was selling methamphetamine in Hancock County, West Virginia. Investigators seized methamphetamine which he intended to distribute inside Reagan’s home during the execution of a search warrant.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Carly Nogay prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The Hancock Brooke Weirton Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and the Drug Enforcement Administration investigated.

U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.

Updated December 11, 2025

Topic
Drug Trafficking