Two Huntington men were sentenced on May 4 for their involvement in a drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl, cocaine base, and methamphetamine in the Huntington area.
Earl Michael Myers, also known as “Mike,” received a sentence of 10 years and 11 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release. Maurice Kelly Johnson, also known as “Reese,” was sentenced to one year and six months in prison with three years of supervised release. Myers was convicted for distribution of cocaine base and possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime. Johnson was convicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Court documents show that on June 25, 2025, Myers sold crack cocaine and two firearms to a confidential informant at his residence after arranging the transaction days earlier. The Drug Enforcement Administration Mid-Atlantic Laboratory confirmed that the controlled substance sold contained crack cocaine. Johnson admitted to providing one of the firearms used in the transaction despite knowing he was prohibited from possessing firearms due to prior felony convictions.
Myers and Johnson were among four defendants indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to distributing fentanyl, crack cocaine, and methamphetamine between March and August 2025. All four pleaded guilty. Three other individuals also pleaded guilty after separate indictments resulting from the same investigation.
United States Attorney Moore Capito said, “I commend the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Huntington Police Department, and the Huntington Violent Crime and Drug Task Force.” United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentences while Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie Taylor prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America—a nationwide initiative aimed at combating illegal immigration, eliminating cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protecting communities from violent crime perpetrators.
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia prosecutes federal offenses across 23 counties with more than seventy staff members working under its jurisdiction according to its official website.
