Pocahontas County Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Joshua Ray Vanreenan, 37, of Hillsboro, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 46 months in federal prison for the distribution of methamphetamine.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Vanreenan was selling methamphetamine from his home in Pocahontas County. He has prior firearms convictions, as well as a domestic violence protection order.

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

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

The Mountain Region Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative investigated.

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