Two Out-of-State Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Crimes

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Two out-of-state men were sentenced to federal prison today for drug crimes, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Alonzo Wayne Clay, Jr., 31, of Austin, Texas, and Demaurea Davis, 23, of Akron, Ohio, were each sentenced to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release.

“Carfentanil, which is an elephant tranquilizer, crack cocaine and ecstasy are off the streets and so are the perpetrators, thanks to the great work of the Huntington Police Department,” United States Attorney Mike Stuart said. “We’re taking back the streets of Huntington from out-of-state drug dealers -- one case at a time.”

Clay previously pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. On September 18, 2019, he fled from officers in his vehicle. Once he stopped his vehicle, officers found approximately 25 grams of crack cocaine and 1,000 ecstasy pills in his vehicle. He admitted he intended to sell the crack cocaine and the ecstasy pills. 

In an unrelated case, Davis previously admitted that while serving home confinement for a Cabell County sentence, he possessed approximately 40 grams of heroin and carfentanil in his residence. On January 29, 2018, officers searched his residence and located approximately 40 grams of heroin and carfentanil. Davis admitted that he intended to sell the heroin and carfentanil.

The Huntington Police Department conducted the investigations. United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentences. Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie Taylor handled the prosecutions.

The Davis investigation was part of Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (S.O.S.), an enforcement surge that seeks to reduce the supply of deadly synthetic opioids in high impact areas.