Huntington Man Sentenced to Prison Federal Drug Crime and Violating Supervised Release

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Jeremy Adam Bartram, 31, of Huntington, was sentenced today to nine years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine and violating his supervised release.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 30, 2023, law enforcement officers conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle driven by Bartram in Huntington. Officers searched Bartram’s vehicle and arrested him. Bartram admitted that when he was taken to the Huntington Police Department, a bag containing approximately 172 grams of methamphetamine fell out of his shorts as he got out of the police cruiser.

Officers later searched Bartram in a holding cell and found approximately 10.4 grams of fentanyl hidden in his person. Bartram admitted that he intended to sell the methamphetamine and the fentanyl.

At the time of this offense, Bartram was serving a term of federal supervised release after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on September 19, 2019. Today’s prison sentence includes two years for committing a crime while on supervised release.

United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Huntington Police Department.

United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie Taylor 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 Nos. 3:23-cr-86 and 3:19-cr-182.

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