Beckley Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime

BECKLEY, W.Va. - Boyd Clark, 42, of Beckley, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, to distribution of fentanyl.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on October 31, 2025, Clark sold approximately 1 gram of fentanyl to a confidential informant at a Beckley hotel where Clark was staying. As part of his guilty plea, Clark admitted to conducting the transaction and further admitted to selling 1-gram quantities of fentanyl on November 5, 2025, and February 24, 2026, also in Beckley to the same confidential informant. The investigation also revealed that Clark was on federal supervised release at the time the controlled drug buys were made, as result of a previous conviction in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.

Clark is scheduled to be sentenced on November 13, 2026 and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $1 million.

United States Attorney Moore Capito made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Beckley/Raleigh County Drug and Violent Crime Unit, which consists of officers from the West Virginia State Police, the Raleigh County Sheriff's Office, and the Beckley Police Department.

United States Magistrate Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Timothy D. Boggess 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. 5:26-cr-37.

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