MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Victor Ramel Chancler Witcher,
of Akron, Ohio, has admitted to methamphetamine distribution, United States
Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Witcher, age 35, pled guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to
Distribute Methamphetamine.” Witcher admitted to working with others to
distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine from March 2018 to May 2018
in Mineral, Grant, and Randolph Counties.
Witcher faces not less than ten years and up to life
incarceration and a fine of up to $10,000,000. Under the Federal Sentencing
Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of
the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher is prosecuting
the case on behalf of the government. The Federal Bureau of Investigation; the
Potomac Highlands Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded
initiative; the West Virginia State Police; and the Ravenswood Police
Department investigated.
The investigation was funded in part by the federal
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Program (OCDETF). The OCDETF
program supplies critical federal funding and coordination that allows federal
and state agencies to work together to successfully identify, investigate, and
prosecute major interstate and international drug trafficking organizations and
other criminal enterprises.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble presided.
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