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Randolph County man admits to role in methamphetamine distribution operation

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

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Phillip Grant Boyles, of Kerens, West Virginia, has admitted to his role in a methamphetamine distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Boyles, age 32, pled guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine.” Boyles admitted to conspiring with others to distribute methamphetamine from December 2017 to March 2018 in Tucker and Randolph Counties.

Boyles faces not less than five years and no more than 20 years incarceration and a fine of up to $5,000,000. 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 Brandon S. Flower is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Mountain Region Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force investigated.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.

Updated January 30, 2019

Topic
Drug Trafficking