ELKINS, W. Va. –– The federal court in Elkins issued sentencing for eight people convicted of drug crimes.
Melvin Sanders, 56, formerly of New York, was sentenced to 120 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
He was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.
Chad Edward Cutright, 29, of Montrose was sentenced to 60 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possession of pseudoephedrine to be used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
James Allen Ware, 30, of Buckhannon was sentenced to 57 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possession of materials used in the manufacture of methamphetamine and will self-report to prison.
Joshua David Casada, 29, of Buckhannon was sentenced to 51 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possession of pseudoephedrine to be used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
He was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.
Kristin Elaine Dye, 21, of Buckhannon, Lindsey Parker Roy, 40, of Elkins and Destry Seth Poling, 27, of Parsons were sentenced to five years of probation for possession of pseudoephedrine to be used in the manufacture of methamphetamine.
Gary Rudolph Loy, 41, of Belington was sentenced to five years of probation for manufacture of methamphetamine.
These cases were prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Andrew R. Cogar, Stephen D. Warner, David J. Perri, Stephen L. Vogrin and Jarod J. Douglas and investigated by the Greater Harrison County Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, the Barbour County Sheriff’s Department, the West Virginia State Police, the U.S. Forest Service, the Elkins Police Department, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department and the Tucker County Sheriff’s Dept.
Chief U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.