ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – A Huttonsville, West Virginia man will spend the next 87 months in prison for selling methamphetamine in Randolph County, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced.
Justin Michael Hoover, 35, sold methamphetamine to a confidential source from both his home and his vehicle. In total, investigators recovered more than 61 grams of methamphetamine. Hoover’s criminal history includes earlier offenses involving drugs, firearms, domestic battery, and various driving violations.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Warner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.
The Mountain Region Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.
Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.
Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Northern District of West Virginia — U.S. Department of Justice press release.