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HUNTINGTON — A Huntington man recently pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge, according to a news release from the office of Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa G. Johnston. According to court documents, on Oct. 14, 2020, Cecil Monroe Bowman, 66, was pulled over by the West Virginia State Police. After giving consent to search his vehicle, troopers found 23 grams of heroin under the driver’s seat. Bowman admitted he intended to sell the heroin. Bowman pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin and faces up to 20 years in prison when he is sentenced in September. Johnston ...

HUNTINGTON — Shawn E. Gilkerson, 40, of Huntington, recently pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin, according to a news release from the office of Acting United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston. According to court documents, from at least December 2018 to on or about Oct. 15, 2020, Gilkerson worked with other persons to sell heroin in Huntington. At first, Gilkerson and Lynndell Nicola Boling ran drugs to customers for their source of supply. Later, they began meeting a drug runner at the Greyhound bus station who was working for their source. The runner would provide them wi...

Ohio Valley ReSource A federal judge in West Virginia has issued a temporary restraining order to stop a new state law that would put strict restrictions on needle exchange programs. In a court filing issued Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Robert C. Chambers issued a temporary restraining order to block the implementation of Senate Bill 334. Gov. Jim Justice signed the measure into law in April, with an effective date set for July 9. The pending law doesn’t explicitly wipe out harm reduction programs, but would set standards that operators say could bar access to care. Senate Bill 334 wo...

HUNTINGTON — A Huntington man was sentenced June 21 to serve more than two years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm. Anthony Tevan Tyner, 23, of Huntington, previously guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to serve two years and two months in prison by U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers. According to Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa G. Johnston, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was conducting an investigation into the purchases of firearms that led to a Huntington address where Tyner lived Aug. 29, 2019. Whi...

HUNTINGTON — A Los Angeles, California, man recently pleaded guilty to federal drug charges, according to a news release from the office of Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa G. Johnston.