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Three sentenced in federal court for drug crimes involving meth

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Three individuals will spend time in federal prison for their role in drug crimes involving meth.

Brittany Thompson, 26, John Robert Morris, 33, both of Fairmont, and Raymond Leonard, 33, of Burton, were sentenced in federal court Tuesday for their role in manufacturing methamphetamine.

Thompson and Leonard manufactured methamphetamine in Marion County in October 2014. They each pleaded guilty in April to one count of Aiding and Abetting the Possession of Material used in the Manufacturing of Methamphetamine.

Thompson was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison, while Leonard was sentenced to 77 months.

Morris was discovered in May 2014 in possession of medication containing pseudoephedrine, an ingredient commonly used to manufacture methamphetamine. He pleaded guilty in April to one count of Possession of Pseudoephedrine to be used in the Manufacture of Methamphetamine.

He was sentenced to 30 months in prison.

The Three Rivers Drug Task Force investigated these cases.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn Morgan prosecuted on behalf of the government, while U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.





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