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HUNTINGTON — A Georgia man with four felony convictions admitted to illegally possessing drugs and a firearm discovered in a 2019 Huntington drug raid. Brandon Quane Hudson, 36, of Macon, Georgia, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart, Hudson allowed members of the Huntington Violent Crime Drug Task Force to execute a search warrant Aug. 20, 2019, at his Hu...

editorial@newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON — A Parkersburg man prosecuted under the Project Parkersburg initiative was sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison. The prison term for Michael Rhodes, 41, will be followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney Mike Stuart said. Rhodes had pleaded guilty and admitted to distributing methamphetamine in an...

Cannabis and Firearms: The Choice Between Marijuana Use and Second Amendment Rights Dorsey Kindler - 02/24/2021 In Part 1… We were introduced to Kim Petters, a U.S. Air Force veteran who developed PTSD but found relief with Delaware’s medical marijuana program. Due to federal law 18 U.S.C. 922 (g), however, legal users of cannabis can not be legal owners of firearms. Petters, and others in similar situations, are faced with the difficult decision of choosing protection or pain relief. Dr. ...

HUNTINGTON — A Michigan man was sentenced to serve more than a year in prison for directing heroin sales in Huntington. According to U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart, Quandale Turk, 43, of Detroit, previously pleaded guilty to two counts of aiding and abetting the distribution of heroin. Turk was sentenced Monday to serve a year and four months in federal prison. Turk admitted that between Feb. 16, 2017, and May 1, 2018, he directed Dahran Montgomery to distribute heroin to a confidential informa...

Today Mostly cloudy in the morning, then thunderstorms developing later in the day. High 79F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70%.. Tonight Thunderstorms during the evening, then partly cloudy overnight. Low 56F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Updated: April 8, 2021 @ 1:27 am

CHARLESTON — Mike Stuart, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, has announced his resignation following a request by the U.S. Justice Department.

Stuart, who was appointed by former President Donald Trump, will step down February 28. “It has been my distinct honor to serve as a United State Attorney particular because it was in service to the people of West Virginia,” Stuart wrote in his February 12 letter to President Joe Biden. “I’ve had a love affair with the people of West Virginia from my very first breath. It is a love affair that will continue until my very last breath and until I rest within the brilliance of God’s crea...

The U.S. attorney for West Virginia’s southern district is stepping down.

HUNTINGTON — A Mexican man will serve more than five years in federal prison after admitting to helping individuals possess with intent to distribute several hundreds of grams of methamphetamine and heroin in Huntington. Luis Eduardo Martinez-Torres, 23, of Mexico, was sentenced Monday to serve five years and 10 months after previously having pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine. According to U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart, Martin...

editorial@newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON — A Parkersburg man was sentenced to federal prison on charges he was a felon in possession of a firearm, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia said. John Brady Studenic, 33, a member of the Pagans Motorcycle Club, was sentenced to 42 months in prison and upon release will be under supervised release for an additional three years, U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart said. The United States requested, and the Court imposed, a sentence above...