Michael Allen Corkhill, also known as “Mike” and “Mike Mike,” of Dunbar, was sentenced on Apr. 27 to 10 years in prison with five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Steven Jamar Alexander, also known as “Dook,” of Nitro, received a sentence of 15 years and eight months in prison with six years of supervised release for distribution of fentanyl.
Both men pleaded guilty following the same federal investigation into a drug trafficking organization operating in the Charleston area between June 2024 and May 2025. Prosecutors said Corkhill obtained methamphetamine from co-defendant Amanda Marie Mace and redistributed it around Charleston. He admitted to distributing methamphetamine on four occasions between October 22, 2024, and January 16, 2025, each time to a confidential informant near South Charleston. Investigators determined that Corkhill was responsible for distributing over six pounds of methamphetamine as part of the operation.
Alexander sold about twenty grams of fentanyl on two occasions in March 2025 to a confidential informant in St. Albans. Law enforcement searched his residence later that month and seized approximately one hundred ninety-six grams of fentanyl along with nearly $8,000 in cash from controlled buys. Alexander admitted he had previously been convicted for distribution involving methamphetamine within fifteen years prior to this offense and has thirty-five convictions including felony domestic violence, burglary, and assault.
“Michael Allen Corkhill is responsible for at least six pounds of methamphetamine poisoning our community, and Steven Jamar Alexander is a violent, woman-beating fentanyl dealer with dozens of prior criminal convictions,” said United States Attorney Moore Capito. “Today’s sentences will keep our streets safe from both these offenders for a long time and show that my office will pursue the strongest punishment under the law against those who threaten our community.”
Corkhill, Alexander, Mace—who was sentenced earlier—and others were indicted as part of this investigation targeting distribution activities across Charleston between June 2024 and May 2025. The indictment against remaining defendants is pending; all are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office covers twenty-three counties across southern West Virginia according to its official website. The office prosecutes federal crimes such as those described above while handling civil cases on behalf of the United States according to its official website. It employs thirty-seven attorneys along with forty other personnel according to its official website, providing prosecution services related to federal offenses while representing government interests in civil litigation according to its official website.
United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin imposed the sentences; Assistant United States Attorney Jeremy B. Wolfe prosecuted these cases.
