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The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) today announced grant awards totaling more than $300 million to help combat America’s substance use crisis, which has worsened during the coronavirus pandemic. In the Northern District of West Virginia, more than $1.8 million was awarded, announced United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II.

The Department of Justice today announced nearly $126 million in funding to advance school safety under the STOP School Violence Act. The grants, awarded by the Office of Justice Programs’ Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), will help institute safety measures in and around primary and secondary schools, support school violence prevention efforts, provide training to school personnel and students, and implement evidence-based threat assessments.

Holly Christine Jenkins, of New Martinsville, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Jenkins, 58, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Distribution of Methamphetamine.”

Michael Edward Lamp, II, of East Liverpool, Ohio, has admitted to drug charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Lamp, also known as “Chubs,” 43, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Methamphetamine” and one count of “Distribution of 5 Grams or More of Methamphetamine.”

Calvin Crockett Mullins, of Philippi, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Mullins, 29, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Unlawful Distribution of a Firearm.”

Alex R. Lee, of Moundsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 14 months of incarceration for a methamphetamine charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Lee, 35, pleaded guilty in November 2021 to one count of “Distribution of Methamphetamine.”

Zachary Price, of Flushing, Ohio, was sentenced today to 33 months of incarceration for drug distribution, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Price, age 25, pled guilty in March 2019 to one count of “Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Cocaine, MDMA, LSD, Marijuana, Oxycodone, Adderall, Codeine, and Alprazolam.”

John Ross Lawrence, of Wind Ridge, Pennsylvania, has admitted to a drug a charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Lawrence, 32, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Distribution of Methamphetamine.”

Jeremy Hamlin, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day of incarceration for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Hamlin, 42, pled guilty in April 2021 to one count of “Maintaining Drug-Involved Premises.”

Alex R. Lee, of Moundsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 14 months of incarceration for a methamphetamine charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Lee, 35, pleaded guilty in November 2021 to one count of “Distribution of Methamphetamine.”

James Curtis Taylor, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a drug charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Taylor, 54, pleaded guilty today to one count of “Unlawful Use of Communication Facility.”

Reynaldo Millan, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 19 months and 21 days of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced. Millan, age 30, pleaded guilty in July 2021 to one count of “Possession of a Firearm by a Person Under Felony Indictment.”