Source: United States Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, Michael Dwayne Kelly II, 35, of Beckley, was sentenced to four years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and Savannah Elizabeth Todd, 32, of Beckley, was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, each for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine and heroin.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on January 27, 2022, Kelly sold approximately 6.9 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant for $700 at a residence in Beckley. Kelly admitted to the transaction and further admitted to selling approximately 28 grams of fentanyl to the confidential informant for $500 at the Beckley residence on February 10, 2022.
On February 8, 2022, Todd sold approximately 3.5 grams of fentanyl for $550 to a confidential informant at the Beckley residence. On February 17, 2022, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at the Beckley residence, where they found Kelly and Todd. Officers seized 189 grams of fentanyl, 56 grams of cocaine, 27 grams of heroin, a Ruger LCP .380-caliber handgun, a Taurus model 22LR handgun, a Sig Sauer model 1911 .45-caliber handgun, a Glock model 42 .380-caliber handgun and $13,046. Kelly and Todd admitted that each intended to distribute the seized drugs in and around the Southern District of West Virginia.
United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Beckley/Raleigh County Drug and Violent Crime Unit, which consists of officers from the West Virginia State Police, the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Department, and the Beckley Police Department.
Chief United States District Judge Frank W. Volk imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Brian D. Parsons prosecuted the case.
A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 5:23-cr-163.
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