Detroit Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Allen Lation Baird, 48, of Detroit, Michigan, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on May 3, 2023, law enforcement officers arrested Baid on an arrest warrant issued in Michigan. Officers searched Baird while taking him into custody and found approximately 56 grams of a substance containing fentanyl and 14 grams of methamphetamine. Baird told officers he was taking the controlled substances to someone else.

Baird is scheduled to be sentenced on June 5, 2025, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.

United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Huntington Police Department and the Huntington Violent Crime and Drug Task Force.

United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Courtney L. Finney is prosecuting the case.

This case was prosecuted as part of Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (SOS), an enforcement surge that has sought to reduce the supply of deadly synthetic opioids in high impact areas.

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. 3:24-cr-183.

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