Two Upshur County men sentenced for manufacturing, possessing methamphetamine

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Two residents of Upshur County, West Virginia were sentenced in federal court today for manufacturing and possessing methamphetamine, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

Dustin Lynn Phillips, 33, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 57 months in prison after he possessed and distributed methamphetamine in Upshur County, West Virginia throughout 2014. He pled guilty in July 2015 to one count of “Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine – Aiding and Abetting.” The Upshur County Sheriff’s Office and the Mountain Region Drug and Violent Crime Task Force investigated.

Steven S. Bennett, 40, also of Buckhannon, was sentenced today to twelve months and one day in prison and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $18,461 for manufacturing methamphetamine in Randolph County, West Virginia in October 2014. He pled guilty in August 2015 to one count of “Manufacturing Methamphetamine.” The Buckhannon Police Department investigated.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Warner prosecuted Phillips and Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah Montoro prosecuted Bennett on behalf of the government.

U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.