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Two men sentenced for methamphetamine charges

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

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Two men were sentenced in federal court today on methamphetamine charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

Donald Cantrell, 40, of Mill Creek, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.” Cantrell was discovered in possession of methamphetamine last year in Randolph County, West Virginia.

Patrick James Young, 31, of Beverly, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.” Cantrell was discovered in possession of methamphetamine last year in Randolph County, West Virginia.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen D. Warner prosecuted the cases on behalf of the government.
The Mountain Region Drug and Violent Crime Task Force investigated.

U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.

Updated October 19, 2016

Topic
Drug Trafficking