Ohio Man Admits to Role in Drug Trafficking Organization

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Brady McKinley, 46, of Adena, Ohio, has admitted to conspiring with others to distribute illegal drugs in the upper Ohio Valley.

According to court documents and statements made in court, McKinley worked with others to sell large quantities of fentanyl and cocaine in Ohio County and elsewhere.

McKinley faces up to 20 years in federal prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Carly Nogay is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.

The Ohio Valley Drug Task Force, Marshall County Drug Task Force, and the Hancock-Brooke-Weirton Drug Task Force, all HIDTA-funded initiatives; Drug Enforcement Administration; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; West Virginia State Police; Wheeling Police Department; Ohio County Sheriff’s Office; and the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

U.S. Magistrate Judge James P. Mazzone presided.