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Parkersburg Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge in Federal Court in Wheeling

A Parkersburg man has admitted to possessing methamphetamine in Ohio County with the intent to distribute the drugs, U.S. Attorney Matthew Harvey said.

Jarrett Aaron Moran, 31, pleaded guilty Monday to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, Moran was traveling from Pittsburgh to deliver drugs to someone in West Virginia. The vehicle Moran was riding in was stopped by law enforcement, and officers seized 26 grams of methamphetamine, along with small amounts of cocaine and fentanyl.

Moran faces up to 20 years in prison.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Clayton Reid is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. U.S. Magistrate Judge James P. Mazzone presided.

The Marshall County Drug Task Force and the West Virginia State Police investigated.

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