Tiffany Dawn Shaffer, a 36-year-old resident of Charleston, West Virginia, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and for violating the terms of her supervised release. Following her prison term, she will serve six years of supervised release.
According to court records and statements presented during the proceedings, law enforcement stopped Shaffer’s vehicle near St. Albans on June 17, 2025. During the stop, Shaffer admitted to having two pounds of methamphetamine in the back seat.
At the time of this offense, Shaffer was already serving a supervised release sentence stemming from a previous conviction for distributing five grams or more of methamphetamine. She had pleaded guilty to that charge in United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on June 28, 2021. As part of her current sentence, two years will be served concurrently due to committing another crime while on supervised release.
Shaffer’s criminal history also includes convictions for conspiracy related to operating a clandestine drug laboratory and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
United States Attorney Moore Capito announced the sentencing and acknowledged the investigative efforts by the St. Albans Police Department as well as support from the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT), which consists of officers from several local police departments and sheriff’s offices.
The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin. The prosecution was led by Assistant United States Attorney JC MacCallum.
Further information about this case can be accessed through PACER by searching Case No. 2:25-cr-144 on the U.S. Attorney’s Office website for the Southern District of West Virginia.
