Two Men Sentenced for their Roles in Trafficking Deadly Drugs Obtained from Detroit and Sold in Shinnston

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Two Detroit, Michigan men were sentenced for leading a drug trafficking operation selling fentanyl and methamphetamine in Harrison County, West Virginia, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.

Teran Demonde Gordon, also known as "Mike," 28, was sentenced to 168 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Devaughn Lamont Thompson, also known as "Trey," 23, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. Gordon and Thompson worked with four others to sell fentanyl and methamphetamine from a house in Shinnston, West Virginia. The two men would source the drugs from Detroit.

The four other defendants in this case have been convicted of their roles in the operation. Malik Fikes was sentenced to 78 months in prison in March 2026. The other three will be sentenced later this year.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Cogar prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The Greater Harrison Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

Fentanyl has been designated by President Donald Trump as a weapon of mass destruction due to its extreme lethality which poses a grave threat to public safety, even in trace amounts. This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime, and repel the invasion of illegal immigration.

Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.