ELKINS — A Randolph County man who faced multiple felony and misdemeanor charges involving a minor entered into a guilty plea on Wednesday.

Pete Rameriz Perez, 46, of Valley Head, entered into a plea agreement in Randolph County Circuit Court on Wednesday, pleading guilty to one count of possession of material depicting a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct and one count of delivery of a controlled substance to persons under the age of 18, both felonies.

Perez was represented by attorney Brent Easton. The state was represented by Assistant Randolph County Prosecutor Christina Harper. Randolph County Circuit Court Judge Jaymie Wilfong presided over the case and accepted the plea agreement.

In October, Perez was initially indicted by the Randolph County Grand Jury on one count of soliciting a minor via computer, one count of possession of material depicting a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, one count of employment or use of minor to produce obscene matter or assist in doing sexually explicit conduct and two counts of delivery of a controlled substance to persons under the age of 18, all felonies. He was also indicted on two counts of child abuse creating risk of injury, a misdemeanor.

When sentenced, Perez could face not less than two, no more than 10 years in prison, as well as up to 50 years of extended supervision for sex offenders, for possession of material depicting a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct, Harper told The Inter-Mountain. Perez could also face a sentence of not less than one, no more than 15 years in prison for delivery of a controlled substance to persons under the age of 18. Due to the age of the minor victim who received the controlled substances, Perez would not be eligible for parole for at least three years. Perez is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 5.

During a preliminary hearing in Randolph County Magistrate Court in June of last year, Sgt. Daniel Burge with the West Virginia State Police to testify that the case against Perez started off as a missing person’s complaint filed on May 8, 2025, where police were informed that a missing 15-year-old had been last seen with Perez. Burge explained that while the victim had permission from their mother to go on a four-wheeler ride with Perez around 4:30 p.m. on May 7, they were supposed to return before 9 p.m. However, Burge explained that police were told that the alleged victim and Perez had “been out the entire night.” The victim was not reported missing until 11 a.m. the next day, Burge said.

After the victim was found, Burge explained that they began acting “really odd” and was taken by ambulance to Davis Medical Center, where the victim tested positive for THC and methamphetamine. Burge told the court the victim stated that Perez had given them marijuana on multiple occasions and Perez had let the victim smoke from his meth pipe the night they went missing.

The victim was given a CAC interview, Burge said, and during that interview, the victim stated that Perez had been “blackmailing (them) for some time” to send inappropriate videos and photos of themselves to him. Burge said the photos and videos were sent through phones over the internet. The photos and videos were found through a search warrant to the social media messaging app Snapchat. Burge said police were able to determine the videos and photos were sent to Perez.

Burge said that, while he could not recall if Perez admitted during a Mirandized interview to giving the alleged victim the drugs that were found in her system, Burge did recall that Perez admitted that he “knew the pictures and videos (were) on his phone.”