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Press Release

Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Clarence Montana Walls, 38, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on October 11, 2023, Walls sold a controlled substance containing methamphetamine to a confidential informant in Richwood.

Walls is scheduled to be sentenced on January 16, 2025, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a $1 million fine.

United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Central West Virginia Task Force.

Chief United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Alexander A. Redmon is prosecuting 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. 2:24-cr-77.

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Updated September 4, 2024

Topic
Drug Trafficking