FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) — An Ohio man was sentenced for a felony drug crime in Fayette County.
34-year-old Galen A. Steele, of Toledo, Ohio, was sentenced on Could 7, 2024 to seven years in jail for the felony offense of conspiracy to violate the Uniform Managed Substances Act.
On March 18, 2024, Steele pleaded responsible to the offense, and he might want to serve no less than one 12 months and 9 months in jail earlier than being eligible for parole.
An officer with the Fayetteville Police Division carried out a site visitors cease of a automotive touring north on Route 19 in Fayetteville on Could 7, 2021 because of erratic driving and rushing. The motive force was recognized as Galen A. Steele, and the passenger was confirmed to be Ashley McCree.
After smelling marijuana within the automotive, the officer investigated and located marijuana and what was believed to be heroin/fentanyl, drugs, and cocaine hidden in a drink combine container and cooler within the automotive, in addition to greater than $4,000 in money.
Laboratory testing revealed that greater than 19 grams of a fentanyl and heroin combination was discovered within the automotive with Steele and McCree. Along with the fentanyl and heroin combination, assessments confirmed that Steele additionally had crack cocaine in his possession, and drugs that contained methamphetamine.
In March 2022, Steele was arrested in Ohio because of unrelated expenses, and in February 2024 he was extradited to West Virginia due to pending expenses.
