Detroit Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Charges

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Shakur Jones, 25, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to 151 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Jones was the supplier of methamphetamine, cocaine base, and fentanyl for a drug trafficking conspiracy in Monongalia County, West Virginia. The investigation uncovered over a kilogram of methamphetamine in a residence in Morgantown. A photograph of 10 pounds of prepackaged methamphetamine was found on Jones's phone.

Three other defendants, Nolan Eickleberry, 27, of Morgantown; John Thomas 46, of Morgantown; and Dorian Myles, 26, of Detroit, Michigan, have each admitted to their roles in the drug trafficking conspiracy. Eickleberry was sentenced in August 2024 to 87 months in prison. Thomas and Myles are awaiting sentencing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda Wesley is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.

The Mon Metro Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and the Drug Enforcement Administration investigated.

Chief U.S. District Court Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.