Pocahontas County Man Admits to Transporting Methamphetamine

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - A Marlinton, West Virginia man has admitted to drug and firearm charges after a traffic stop led to methamphetamine and firearms seizures, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.

Charles Robert Calhoun, 40, pleaded guilty today to possessing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime. According to the filed plea agreement and statements made in court, officers seized a pistol, four bags containing 141 grams of methamphetamine, $3,630, and drug paraphernalia. At the time of the traffic stop, Calhoun was on state home confinement. A court-ordered home check of Calhoun's residence led to a search warrant, and investigators subsequently seized 11 firearms and three sets of digital scales.

Calhoun faces 10 years to life in prison for the drug charge and faces a consecutive 5 years and up to life for the firearms charge. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Warner is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.

The Mountain Region Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and the West Virginia State Police investigated.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.