Jeremiah Telmon-Isaiah Hand, also known as “Joey,” from Inkster, Michigan, has been sentenced to four years in prison and three years of supervised release for distributing methamphetamine. The sentencing took place in Huntington, West Virginia.
Court records show that on July 17, 2024, Hand sold approximately 29 grams of methamphetamine for $180 to a confidential informant near Ritter Park in Huntington. During his guilty plea, Hand admitted to arranging the transaction beforehand and stated that Madison Grant Sergent was with him during the sale.
Hand also admitted to further criminal conduct. On July 22, 2024, he was stopped by law enforcement while driving in Huntington. He acknowledged possessing $1,465 in proceeds from methamphetamine distribution at that time and confirmed that Rakai Travall Hawkins was a passenger in the vehicle.
Hawkins, also known as “G,” is from Detroit, Michigan. He received a sentence of eight years and one month on November 3, 2025 after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine and more than 40 grams of fentanyl. Sergent pleaded guilty on October 20, 2025 to aiding and abetting the distribution of methamphetamine; sentencing is scheduled for February 2, 2026.
United States Attorney Moore Capito announced the results and praised both the Huntington Violent Crime and Drug Task Force and the Huntington Police Department for their investigative efforts.
The case was overseen by United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers. Assistant United States Attorney Courtney L. Finney handled prosecution duties.
“This case was prosecuted as part of Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (SOS), an enforcement surge that has sought to reduce the supply of deadly synthetic opioids in high impact areas.”
“This case is also part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.”
Further information about this case can be found through PACER by searching Case No. 3:25-cr-51 on the website for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.
