Beckley, WV (WOAY) – A Beckley man was sentenced to prison for his role in a federal drug trafficking case.
According to a media release, 32-year-old Demetrius Terrell Burns will serve 10 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine base.
Burns admitted he was a part of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine base, also known as “crack,” in Beckley and elsewhere within the Southern District of West Virginia.
According to court documents and statements made in court, in April 2024 Burns got fentanyl from a supplier in Beckley that he used to supply co-defendant Tilford Joe Bradley Jr. Burns further admitted that he offered to sell Bradley $1,800 worth of raw fentanyl, and they discussed cutting it with fentanyl to make a larger profit when it was sold. Burns also admitted that he knew Bradley intended to redistribute these drugs in and around the Southern District of West Virginia.
Burns and Bradley are among 12 individuals indicted on charges alleging the defendants conspired to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and crack within the Southern District of West Virginia from in or about June 2023 to in or about May 2024.
All 12 have pleaded guilty, including two defendants who pleaded guilty to separate charges in lieu of the offenses alleged in the indictment.
