United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of West Virginia

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Hancock County Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking

Press Release

Hancock County Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Trafficking

Thursday, December 11, 2025
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Lawrence James Reagan, 40, of Weirton, West Virginia, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for methamphetamine distribution, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Reagan was selling methamphetamine in Hancock County, West Virginia. Investigators seized methamphetamine which he intended to distribute inside Reagan's home during the execution of a search warrant.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Carly Nogay prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The Hancock Brooke Weirton Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and the Drug Enforcement Administration investigated.

U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.

Updated December 11, 2025
Topic
Drug Trafficking
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