Former process server and codefendents sentenced for federal drug crimes

CLARKSBURG, W. Va. — Three men, including a former Harrison County Process Server, were sentenced in federal court for collaborating to distribute oxycodone.

Former Harrison County Sheriff’s Department Process Server Jason Marple, 36, of Clarksburg, was sentenced to 21 months for distributing oxycodone near the Clarksburg City Park in the North View district and an additional 60 months because he was in possession of a firearm at the time.

U. S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley ruled these sentences will run consecutively for a total of 81 months in prison.

He pleaded guilty in June 2014 to one count of aiding and abetting distribution of oxycodone within 1000 feet of a protected location and one count of possession/use/carrying of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

Marple met with an undercover officer in the Clarksburg K-Mart parking lot to sell oxycodone pills back in March, pulling up next to the undercover officer in a Harrison County Sheriff’s Department cruiser while wearing his uniform. The undercover officer voiced his concern regarding the situation. Marple attempted to alleviate his fears by saying, “I’m just a mail man with a gun.”

Marple met several more times with undercover officers before setting up the buy at the park.

As for his codefendants, Russell Powers, 50, of Clarksburg, was sentenced to 21 months in prison.

He entered a guilty plea in June 2014 to one count of aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute oxycodone.

Chad Alton Register, 32, of Bridgeport, West Virginia, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison.

He pleaded guilty in July 2014 to one count of aiding and abetting distribution of oxycodone.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn Morgan prosecuted the cases on behalf of the government and the investigation was led by the Greater Harrison County Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative.





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