OAK HILL, WV (WVNS) — A person from the Nettie space of Nicholas County was sentenced to jail for a felony drug crime in Fayette County.
28-year-old Noah E. Donaldson, of Nettie, was sentenced to at least one to fifteen years in jail on Might 21, 2024, for the felony offense of possession of methamphetamine with the intent to ship. Donaldson pleaded responsible on April 1, 2024, and might want to spend not less than one yr in jail earlier than he’s eligible for parole.
Donaldson was in a automotive that was concerned in a visitors cease as a consequence of faulty gear on April 1, 2023 on Prudence Highway close to the Oak Hill space of Fayette County. The driving force of the automotive revealed that they’d drug paraphernalia within the automotive, and let officers look by means of the automotive.
When officers searched the automotive, they found a small quantity of what was believed to be methamphetamine, in addition to scales, in a backpack the place Donaldson was sitting. One bag of suspected methamphetamine, and one bag of suspected heroin/fentanyl was found in Donaldson’s pants after he was searched by officers.
Laboratory testing revealed that 26 grams of methamphetamine with an estimated avenue worth of greater than $5,000, in addition to greater than six grams of fentanyl with an estimated avenue worth better than $1,500 have been present in Donaldson’s possession.
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Workplace investigated the crime, and Donaldson was advisable by the court docket to get substance use dysfunction therapy with the Division of Corrections GOALS program.
