The Greater Harrison County Drug & Violent Crime Task Force helped play a part in the sentencing of nine individuals, according to United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II. Among those sentenced on federal drug charges was a man from New York who received 10 years in federal prison on a cocaine trafficking charge.

 

Melvin SANDERS, age 56, formerly of New York, was sentenced to 120 months in prison and three years of supervised release for “Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine.” SANDERS was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.

 

Eight others appeared in Elkins Federal court, including Chad Edward CUTRIGHT, age 29, of Montrose, who was sentenced to 60 months in prison and three years of supervised release for “Possession of Pseudoephedrine to be used in the Manufacture of Methamphetamine.”   

 

James Allen WARE, age 30, of Buckhannon was sentenced to 57 months in prison and three years of supervised release for “Possession of Materials used in the Manufacture of Methamphetamine.”  WARE, who is free on bond, will self-report to prison.

 

Joshua David CASADA, age 29, of Buckhannon was sentenced to 51 months in prison and three years of supervised release for “Possession of Pseudoephedrine to be used in the Manufacture of Methamphetamine.” CASADA was remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal.

 

Kristin Elaine DYE, age 21, of Buckhannon; Lindsey Parker ROY, age 40, of Elkins; and, Destry Seth POLING, age 27, of Parsons; were sentenced to five years of probation for “Possession of Pseudoephedrine to be used in the Manufacture of Methamphetamine.”

 

Gary Rudolph LOY, age 41, of Belington was sentenced to five years of probation for “Manufacture of Methamphetamine.” 

 

Cinda Lou CHAPMAN, age 34, of Maysville, West Virginia, was sentenced to three years of probation for “Theft of Government Money.”

Robert Franklin DAVIS, II, age 35, of Buckhannon, entered a plea of guilty to Possession of Materials used in the Manufacture of Methamphetamine.  DAVIS, who is free on bond pending sentencing, faces up to 10 years in prison.

 

These cases were prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Andrew R. Cogar, Stephen D. Warner, David J. Perri, Stephen L. Vogrin and Jarod J. Douglas and investigated by, as mentioned above, the Greater Harrison County Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, the Barbour County Sheriff’s Department, the West Virginia State Police, the U.S. Forest Service, the Elkins Police Department, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department and the Tucker County Sheriff’s Dept. The Task Force in Harrison County has members from the Bridgeport Police Department and is chaired by Bridgeport Police Chief John Walker.

 

Chief U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.