Hardy County, WV man sentenced for role in manufacturing methamphetamine

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Johnny Biggs, 36, of Moorefield, West Virginia, was sentenced in federal court for his role in manufacturing methamphetamine, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced. 

Biggs was discovered in May 2015 in Hardy County, West Virginia in possession of materials commonly used to manufacture methamphetamine. Those materials included a bottle, coffee filters, drain cleaner, batteries, cold medicine, and fuel. Biggs pled guilty in October 2015 to one count of “Possession of Material used in the Manufacture of Methamphetamine.”

Biggs was sentenced to 21 months in prison for the possession charge. He was also sentenced to an additional 15 months in prison for violating the terms and conditions of a previously imposed period of supervised release. The sentences will be served consecutively for a total of 36 months in prison. Further, Biggs was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $13,937.46.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Warner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The West Virginia State Police investigated.

U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.