Parkersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Ronald Robinson, 55, of Parkersburg, pleaded guilty today to distribution of a quantity of methamphetamine.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on October 15, 2024, Robinson sold a quantity of a substance containing methamphetamine to a confidential informant. As part of his plea agreement, Robinson admitted to the transaction and further admitted to selling a substance containing methamphetamine on two other occasions in October 2024. Each transaction occurred in Parkersburg.

On October 16, 2024, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a motel room where Robinson was staying and seized approximately 40.307 grams of a substance containing methamphetamine and approximately 7.368 grams of a substance containing a mixture of methamphetamine and fentanyl. Officers also seized $501 including recorded currency from the controlled buys.

Robinson is scheduled to be sentenced on August 7, 2025, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release, and a $1 million fine.

At the time of this offense, Robinson was serving terms of supervised release as a result of his convictions on July 12, 2004, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine base, in the form known as crack, and on March 28, 2017, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 100 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of heroin, both in United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Parkersburg Violent Crime and Narcotics Task Force, the Police Department, and the Wood County Sheriff’s Office.

Senior United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver Jr. presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorneys Jennifer D. Gordon and Francesca C. Rollo have 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-11.

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