Scott Burd, a 59-year-old resident of Huntington, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl. Court records indicate that on March 6, 2025, Burd sold about 29 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant for $1,000. As part of his plea agreement, Burd acknowledged that his co-defendant, Adrian Demetrius Ludaway, organized the transaction and met with the informant at Burd’s home in Huntington where the drug exchange occurred.
Burd is set to be sentenced on March 2, 2026. He could face up to 20 years in prison, a minimum of three years supervised release after incarceration, and a fine as high as $1 million.
United States Attorney Moore Capito announced the plea and recognized the efforts of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) along with the Huntington Violent Crime and Drug Task Force for their investigation. United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie Taylor is prosecuting the case.
Ludaway—also known as “A1”—is from Wayne, Michigan. He previously pleaded guilty on August 19, 2025 to charges related to distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine mixtures; his sentencing is scheduled for December 1, 2025.
The prosecution falls under Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (SOS), which aims to decrease supplies of synthetic opioids like fentanyl in areas most affected by opioid-related crimes.
