BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A Pocahontas County man was sentenced to jail for a federal drug crime in Raleigh County.
42-year-old Jose Dominguez, of Snowshoe, was sentenced on Friday, Might 31, 2024 to seven years and 6 months in jail, adopted by three years of parole, for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Based on statements made in court docket, a site visitors cease was carried out by members of regulation enforcement on a automobile Dominguez was driving within the Beckley space of Raleigh County on August 29, 2022.
When regulation enforcement held the site visitors cease, a police Ok-9 signaled that there have been managed substances within the automobile. An open bag of methamphetamine was discovered on the driving force’s aspect floorboard. Dominguez acknowledged that round 659 grams of methamphetamine have been in his possession, and that he deliberate to distribute it in southern West Virginia.
Dominguez’s legal historical past included a dozen earlier felony convictions, six of which have been drug-related in Florida and California.
The announcement was made by United States Legal professional Will Thompson, who thanked the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Workplace, the Beckley Police Division, the Beckley/Raleigh County Drug and Violent Crime Unit, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for his or her work on the investigation.
Members of the Beckley Police Division, the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Workplace, and the West Virginia State Police make up the Beckley/Raleigh County Drug and Violent Crime Unit.
