Maryland Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Michael Anthony Matthews, age 35, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced today to 100 months in federal prison and three supervised release for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Matthews was a source of fentanyl in the Moorefield/Petersburg area of West Virginia. Matthews would supply large quantities of fentanyl from his home in Baltimore to others who would transport the drugs to West Virginia. The investigation yielded nearly 9,000 fentanyl pills with a total drug weight of more than 2 kilograms.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Warner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The Potomac Highlands Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

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