Elkton Man Sentenced on Methamphetamine, Gun Charges

Harrisonburg, VIRGINIA – An Elkton man, who was the driver of a car pulled over in Shenandoah County and found to be illegally in possession of a firearm and illegal drugs, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Harrisonburg, Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced.

Blake Morgan Stroop, 22, of Elkton, was sentenced today to 130 months’ imprisonment, with a five-year period of supervised release to follow. Stroop previously pled guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

According to evidence presented at previous hearings by Assistant United States Attorney Jeb Terrien, on October 12, 2015, officers in Shenandoah County stopped a rental vehicle drive by Stroop, in which Ernest Wayne Good was the passenger. After smelling marijuana and hearing Good admit to smoking “a little while ago,” officers searched Good and Stroop and found various items, including methamphetamine and firearms, among other items. Good was previously convicted and sentenced to 68 months in federal prison for his crimes.

Later, on November 13, 2005, again in Elkton, Stroop and Good were again apprehended by law enforcement. On this occasion, Stroop was found in possession of a large amount of methamphetamine, approximately $12,070, and a loaded .380 caliber pistol with an obliterated serial number. Good was also found in possession of methamphetamine.

The investigation of the case was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the RUSH Drug Task Force, Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office, Elkton Police Department, and Strasburg Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Jeb Terrien and Special Assistant United States Attorney Thomas Duncombe prosecuted the case for the United States.