Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Gary W. Jackson, 42, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to distribution of 50 grams or more of a substance containing methamphetamine.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 23, 2024, Jackson sold approximately 233 grams of a substance containing methamphetamine to a confidential informant in exchange for $1,400. As part of his guilty plea, Jackson admitted that he conducted the transaction and that it occurred at his residence on Charleston's West Side.

Jackson further admitted to three additional drug transactions. Jackson sold approximately 27.97 grams of a substance containing methamphetamine and approximately 30.12 grams of a substance containing fentanyl in exchange for $1,600 at his residence on August 9, 2023, approximately 110.99 grams of a substance containing methamphetamine in exchange for $800 on a West Side corner on December 6, 2023, and approximately 53.67 grams of a substance containing methamphetamine in exchange for $400 at a West Side intersection on May 15, 2024. Each transaction was with a confidential informant.

Jackson is scheduled to be sentenced on January 28, 2027, and faces a mandatory minimum of five years and up to 40 years in prison, at least four years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $5 million.

United States Attorney Moore Capito made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT), which is composed of the Charleston Police Department, the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, the Nitro Police Department, the St. Albans Police Department, and the South Charleston Police Department.

United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer D. Gordon is prosecuting 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. 2:25-cr-39.

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