Boone County man sentenced to federal prison in meth case

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Chris Curry, 37, of Nellis, Boone County, West Virginia, was sentenced to six months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release, U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today. Curry previously pleaded guilty in December 2014, admitting that he had agreed to receive a package containing methamphetamine for another person. Curry further admitted that he was to have received a small amount of the methamphetamine in exchange for accepting delivery of the package to his residence.

United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston imposed today’s sentence.

The successful prosecution of Curry was the result of an investigation by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the West Virginia State Police.