CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Wood County man pled guilty to a drug
offense, announced United States
Attorney Mike Stuart. Joshua Michael
Conger, 41, of Parkersburg, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute
methamphetamine.
“388 grams of meth and two guns,” said United States
Attorney Mike Stuart. “Conger has two
prior drug convictions in state court and was on parole at the time of his
arrest. He won’t get parole in the federal
system.”
On June 19, 2018, members of the Parkersburg Narcotics Task
Force executed a search warrant on Conger’s Chevrolet pickup truck at his
residence on Gihon Road. Police seized
approximately 388 grams of methamphetamine and two handguns from the vehicle. Conger admitted that he intended to
distribute the methamphetamine. Conger
had previously been convicted in Wood County Circuit Court of operating a
methamphetamine laboratory in 2012 and possession with intent to distribute a
controlled substance in 2016. He was on
parole at the time of his arrest in June 2018.
Conger faces up to 20 years in federal prison when he is
sentenced on April 16, 2020.
The Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force and the Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI) conducted the investigation. Senior United States District Judge John T.
Copenhaver, Jr. presided over the hearing.
Assistant United States Attorney Joshua Hanks handled the prosecution.
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