Marion County Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Darrel Keith McHoney, 55, of Fairmont, West Virginia was sentenced to 110 months in federal prison for selling para-fluorofentanyl in Marion and Harrison Counties.

According to court documents and statements made in court, McHoney sold para-fluorofentanyl and heroin. Investigators searched his home and seized more than 100 grams of para-fluorofentanyl, a loaded firearm magazine, and drug paraphernalia.  McHoney has a criminal history that includes attempted robbery and drug trafficking.

McHoney will be on three years of supervised release following his prison sentence.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Cogar prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The Greater Harrison Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

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