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Matters Prosecuted by the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia
OHIO MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR CARJACKING A WAYNE COUNTY MAN
HUNTINGTON, WV—Johnny Dale Fitzpatrick, Jr., 36, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced yesterday to 87 months in prison for carjacking. Fitzpatrick previously pled guilty in January 2009, admitting he knowingly took a motor vehicle with the intent to cause death or serious bodily injury. The conviction stems from an investigation conducted by the Kenova Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On June 21, 2008, Fitzpatrick carjacked a vehicle from a man in Kenova. During the carjacking, Fitzpatrick hit the victim on the head and pushed him out of the moving vehicle. Prior to the carjacking, Fitzpatrick attempted to carjack a vehicle from two women on the same day. Assistant United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston handled the prosecution. United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers presided over the proceedings.
MICHIGAN DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON
Also in Huntington, Nolan O. Craft, 37, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced yesterday by Judge Chambers to 84 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of cocaine base. Craft pled guilty to the Federal drug charge in January 2009, admitting he possessed approximately 12.13 grams of crack cocaine with the intent to sell the drug. Craft was arrested in August 2005, by Huntington Police officers following the execution of a search warrant at a residence on 27th Street in Huntington. During the search, officers noticed crack cocaine in plain view in a bedroom of the home. Following a subsequent search warrant, law enforcement located a bag containing seven individually wrapped plastic bag corners with various amounts of crack cocaine. The Huntington Drug and Violent Crime Task Force conducted the investigation. Assistant United States Attorney R. Gregory McVey handled the prosecution.
HUNTINGTON MAN SENTENCED FOR ILLEGALLY POSSESSING A FIREARM
Nicholas R. Chapman, 29, of Huntington, WV, was sentenced yesterday in Huntington, WV by Judge Chambers to five years probation for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Chapman pled guilty in January 2009, admitting he possessed a firearm and approximately 23 rounds of ammunition in Huntington on December 26, 2007. Chapman was prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition by virtue of a felony conviction of Third Offense Driving Under the Influence. The Huntington Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted the investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston handled the prosecution.
BARBOURSVILLE MAN SENTENCED ON HEROIN CHARGE
Paul E. Dempsey, 30, of Barboursville, WV, was sentenced last Friday by Judge Chambers to 30 months in prison for attempting to deliver heroin. The conviction and sentence stems from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Huntington Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, and the Huntington Police Department into the death of a Huntington man in September 2007. During the investigation, officers discovered evidence that indicated the victim had died from an intravenous drug overdose. The West Virginia Medical Examiner's Office subsequently confirmed the death was a result of illicit drug abuse. A check of the victim's cell phone indicated an outgoing call was made the day of his death. Further examination revealed a voice message from a person called "P" stating he had gone to Columbus, Ohio to "get stuff." Task Force agents called the number on the victims’ phone and arranged to purchase heroin. Dempsey later arrived at the agreed location and met an undercover DEA agent. Agents found six individually wrapped packets of black tar heroin in aluminum foil on Dempsey's possession and additional bundles of black tar heroin from Dempsey's residence. Dempsey admitted he had sold the victim heroin the day of his death. The Court varied upward from the 8 to 14 month prison sentence recommended by the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines, and sentenced Dempsey to 30 months in prison. Assistant United States Attorney R. Gregory McVey handled the prosecution.
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