Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Jacarre Cortez Woodruff, 23, of Dunbar, pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 25, 2023, Woodruff sold approximately 27.4 grams of a substance containing fentanyl to two confidential informants at his residence in Dunbar.

Woodruff is scheduled to be sentenced on November 20, 2024, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release, and a $1 million fine.

United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

Senior United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr., presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Lesley C. Shamblin is prosecuting the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:24-cr-99.

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