HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man caught selling fentanyl
and methamphetamine last year in Huntington pled guilty today to a federal drug
charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Brandon Scott Kidd, 39, entered a guilty plea
to distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine in federal court in Huntington. Stuart commended the investigative efforts of
the FBI Drug Task Force and the Cabell County Sheriff’s Department.
“Kidd was selling fentanyl, heroin and meth in
Huntington,” said United States Attorney
Mike Stuart. “Getting him and others
like him off our streets and out of our towns is a priority for me and this
office.”
On July 16, 2018, an informant working at the direction of
the Cabell County Sheriff’s Department went to Kidd’s residence located at 831
15th Street in Huntington to purchase fentanyl.
Inside the residence, Kidd sold the informant fentanyl in exchange for
$220. Kidd then offered to sell, and
sold, the informant methamphetamine in addition to the fentanyl. Later that day, deputies executed a search
warrant at Kidd’s residence. During the
search, deputies recovered approximately 12 grams of fentanyl and approximately
48 grams of methamphetamine.
As part of his plea agreement, Kidd admitted that he
distributed fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine in Huntington between July of
2017 and July of 2018. Kidd further
admitted that he allowed others to stay in his residence for the purchase of
storing and selling drugs.
Kidd faces up to 20 years in federal prison when he is
sentenced on June 10, 2019.
Assistant United States Attorney Joseph F. Adams is handling
the prosecution. The plea hearing was
held before United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers.
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