Charleston Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Trevell Marcelus Nurse, 27, of Charleston, was sentenced today to three years and eight months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for aiding and abetting the distribution of a quantity of fentanyl.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Nurse admitted to selling an approximate total of 27.3 grams of a substance containing fentanyl over the course of five transactions between April 9, 2024, and September 6, 2024, each time in the Charleston area. Nurse further admitted that he arranged the sale of 14.58 grams of a substance containing fentanyl on September 3, 2024, and directed a co-defendant to deliver the controlled substance. Nurse also admitted that he possessed a Smith & Wesson M&P 40 M2.0 .40-caliber pistol and a quantity of a substance containing fentanyl for his personal use in the Charleston area on September 20, 2024.

United States Attorney Moore Capito made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Charleston Police Department.

United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Gabriel Price prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:25-cr-55.

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