Huntington Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Crime and Violating Supervised Release

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Ian Wyatt Justice, 25, of Huntington, was sentenced today to four years and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute a quantity of fentanyl and violating supervised release.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 1, 2026, law enforcement officers conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle driven by Justice in Huntington. Officers arrested Justice on an active warrant during the traffic stop and seized approximately 51.13 grams of fentanyl from his person. As part of his guilty plea, Justice admitted that he possessed the seized fentanyl and intended to distribute it.

Justice further admitted that he intended to distribute approximately 15.2 grams of fentanyl and 24.2 grams of cocaine base, also known as "crack," seized by officers during a December 4, 2025, traffic stop of a vehicle he was driving in Huntington.

At the time of these incidents, Justice was serving a term of supervised release following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl in United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on March 7, 2022. Today's sentence includes one year and three months in prison for violating the term of supervised release.

United States Attorney Moore Capito made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Huntington Violent Crime and Drug Task Force and the Huntington Police Department.

United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Joseph F. Adams prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACERLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. by searching for Case No. 3:26-cr-56.

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