23-04-2025
Man sentenced for selling meth in Morgantown
CLARKSBURG, (WBOY) — An Elkins man has been sentenced to prison time after being found guilty of his role in a Morgantown drug ring that trafficked drugs from Philadelphia.
According to a release from the United States Department of Justice, William Durnal, 60, will spend 100 months (8 years, 4 months) behind bars after he sold and possessed methamphetamine in the Morgantown area.
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Court documents say that law enforcement officers searched Durnal's home and found hundreds of grams of meth. He also has a criminal history that includes theft, forgery, burglary, battery and passing counterfeit money.
Following his sentence, Durnal will serve three years of supervised release.
Durnal was indicted along with 24 others in February 2024 in connection to a Philadelphia-based drug ring that distributed large amounts of meth, fentanyl and cocaine to north central West Virginia from apartments in Morgantown.
The Mon Metro Drug Task Force and the Mountain Region Task Force investigated. Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda Wesley and Stephen Warner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.
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