Dunbar Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Gun Crimes

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Dunbar man pled guilty to federal drug and gun crimes, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.  Bari Myricks, 47, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 40 or more grams of fentanyl and to being a felon in possession of a firearm.   

“A felon with firearms distributing fentanyl,” said United States Attorney Mike Stuart.  “Fentanyl is deadly.  Guns in the wrong hands are dangerous.  We continue to prosecute fentanyl dealers and those prohibited from possessing firearms with a sense of urgency to protect the public.”      

Myricks admitted that on May 7, 2018, the vehicle he was driving was stopped by law enforcement officers due to a traffic violation.  He further admitted that after a police K-9 trained in drug detection indicated narcotics were present in his vehicle, police conducted a search of his vehicle, finding heroin in a plastic bag.  Officers with the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT) later searched Myricks’ residence on Roxalana Road, finding over 100 grams of fentanyl, marijuana, over $12,000 in cash and two firearms.  Myricks knew he was prohibited from possessing the firearms due to prior felony convictions. 

Myricks faces a term of imprisonment  of five to 40 years imprisonment when he is sentenced on February 20, 2020.

MDENT conducted the investigation.  Senior United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. presided over the hearing.   Assistant United States Attorney Andrew J. Tessman is handling the prosecution.   

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