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Marshall County man pleads guilty to drug distribution charge

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

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – A Moundsville, West Virginia man has admitted to a drug distribution charge, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

Rhett D. Gump, age 24, pled guilty to one count of “Distribution of Methamphetamine in Proximity to a Protected Location.” Gump admitted to selling methamphetamine near the Golden Towers in Moundsville on January 5, 2017.

Gump faces up to 40 years incarceration and a fine of up to $2,000,000. 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 Robert H. McWilliams, Jr., prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Marshall County Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated. 

U.S. Magistrate Judge James E. Seibert presided.

Updated September 22, 2017

Topic
Drug Trafficking