Two men involved in a drug trafficking operation in Monongalia County have been sentenced. Jason Davis, aged 35 from Youngstown, Ohio, received a 135-month federal prison sentence. James Peoples, II, aged 28 from Pennsauken Township, New Jersey, was sentenced to 72 months. Court documents reveal that both men collaborated with others to distribute drugs in Morgantown, West Virginia.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda Wesley. It was investigated by the Mon Metro Drug Task Force, which is funded by HIDTA. This task force includes multiple agencies: the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Drug Enforcement Administration; the West Virginia State Police; the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office; the Monongalia County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office; the Morgantown Police Department; the WVU Police Department; the Granville Police Department; and the Star City Police Department.
This case falls under Operation Take Back America, an initiative by the Department of Justice aimed at eliminating cartels and transnational criminal organizations while protecting communities from violent crime. The operation combines resources from various programs including Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided over this case.
