BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A Chicago man was sentenced to jail for federal drug crimes in Raleigh County.
On Friday, Could 24, 2024, 36-year-old Rory Divaughn Spells, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced to 11 years and 7 months in jail, adopted by three years of parole, for possession with intent to distribute a amount of fentanyl and a amount of methamphetamine.
In keeping with statements made in court docket, members of legislation enforcement carried out a search warrant on September 28, 2022 at a home close to the Beckley space of Raleigh County. Throughout the search, officers discovered $8,245, portions of fentanyl, and a substance that contained methamphetamine.
Spells acknowledged that he was mixing and getting the fentanyl prepared for distribution within the kitchen of the home that was searched as part of the search warrant. He additionally revealed that the cash was from prior drug trafficking exercise.
34-year-old Lorenzo B. Herbert, of Beckley, was sentenced on March 14, 2024. He was sentenced to 10 years in jail, adopted by 4 years of parole. Herbert was Spells’ co-defendant, and pleaded responsible to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or extra of fentanyl and 50 grams or extra of a mix containing methamphetamine.
The announcement was made by United States Legal professional will Thompson, who thanked the the Beckley/Raleigh County Drug and Violent Crime Unit, the Chicago Police Division, FBI Chicago, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Division of Homeland Safety-Homeland Safety Investigations (HSI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Community Workforce (MDENT) for his or her work on the investigation.
