Ohio Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Possession

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Demarcus R. Brown, 22, of Akron, Ohio, was sentenced today to 100 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. 

According to court documents and statements made in court, Brown was at a residence in Marshall County that was searched by investigators. Officers seized more than 300 grams of methamphetamine and nearly 12 grams of fentanyl. Brown has prior firearms convictions.

Brown will serve three years of supervised release following his prison sentence.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Clayton Reid prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The Marshall County Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.