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Randolph County Man Admits to Methamphetamine Charge

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

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Jacob Paul Wilson, 28, of Harmon, West Virginia, has admitted to distributing more than five grams of methamphetamine.

According to court documents, Wilson was selling methamphetamine from his home in Randolph County, West Virginia.

Wilson faces at least 5 years and up to 40 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 Steven Warner is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.

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

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.

Updated July 11, 2025
Topic
Drug Trafficking
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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