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ELKINS -- One man was sentenced and another pleaded guilty to drug charges in federal court in Elkins Wednesday.
Anthony Dwayne Mack, 42, of Zanesville, Ohio, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Mack traveled from Ohio to Elkins, supplying methamphetamine to others to sell in the area.
In November 2021, while on patrol in the Third Ward area of town, Elkins City Police observed a blue Cadillac Escalade bearing Ohio registration traveling left of center, police said. After officers activated their emergency lights and siren to conduct a stop, the vehicle pulled over on Randolph Avenue intersection next to Subway.
When officers approached the vehicle and made contact with Mack, who was the driver, he became defensive, so he was asked to step out of the car, according to court documents. A K-9 unit was deployed and after a search of the vehicle two cups were located in the center console. One was filled with water that had a large amount of a crystal-like substance consistent with methamphetamine in the bottom, and the other located closest to the driver's seat contained the same crystal-like substance but no water.
Along with the two cups containing methamphetamine, police located a digital scale, multiple cell phones, sandwich bags with one bag containing a green leafy substance consistent with marijuana, and approximately $1,793 in cash, the complaint reads.
In a separate case, William Albert Flinn Jr., 44, of Moorefield, pleaded guilty to a possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime. According to court documents, Flinn had possessed a large quantity of methamphetamine and a semi-automatic rifle in Hardy County.
Flinn faces at least 10 years and up to life in prison for the drug charge. and faces at least five years and up to life in prison for the firearms charge. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Warner prosecuted the cases on behalf of the government.
The Mountain Region Drug Task Force investigated the Mack case. The Potomac Highlands Drug Task Force investigated the Flinn case.
U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided over the Mack hearing.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided over the Flinn hearing.