Monongalia County man admits to drug distribution charge

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

Floyd Pancoast, age 24, pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Use of Communication Facility.” Pancoast admitted to using a telephone to help distribute oxycodone in Monongalia County in February 2017.

Pancoast faces up to four years incarceration and a fine of up to $250,000. 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 Zelda E. Wesley prosecuted the cases on behalf of the government. The Mon Metro Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated. 

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.