Kanawha County Man Sentenced For Narcotics Trafficking
Thursday, January 9, 2025, 8:30 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
CHARLESTON, W.VA.- A 35-year-old St. Albans, West Virginia, will be spending over seven years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine not only for money but also for tools and groceries that were shoplifted by individuals suffering from addiction.
On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, Joseph Daniel Skeens, 35, of St. Albans, West Virginia, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Irene C. Berger to 87 months in federal prison, to be immediately followed by three years of supervised release for his previously entered guilty plea to Distribution of Methamphetamine.
Skeens Sold Meth And Fentanyl In Exchange For Stolen Tools
According to U.S. Attorney Will Thompson and documents filed with the District Court, on November 17, 2023, Skeens sold around 2.5 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in exchange for a new Rigid impact wrench that was still in its original packaging…