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Monongalia County man indicted on drug charges

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

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Lance McClendon, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was indicted today on drug charges, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.

McClendon, age 45, is charged one count of “Maintaining Drug-Involved Premises” and one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.” McClendon is accused of maintaining a home in Monongalia County for the purpose of distributing methamphetamine and cocaine. He is also accused of having methamphetamine in September 2019 in Monongalia County.

McClendon faces up to 20 years incarceration and a fine of up to $500,000 for  the maintaining a drug house charge and faces up to 20 years incarceration and a fine of up to $1,000,000 for the meth count.  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 is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Mon Metro Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and the West Virginia Probation Office investigated.

An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Updated March 4, 2020

Topic
Drug Trafficking