California Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime in West Virginia After 1 Kilogram Seized in Hotel Room
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia announced on November 10 that Trenzell Veasey, of Bakersfield, California, pleaded guilty that day in federal court to possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture containing fentanyl. Veasey is 29 years old. Officers had seized 1 kilogram of a substance containing fentanyl and 31.1 grams of methamphetamine from his room at a South Charleston hotel. He is scheduled to be sentenced on March 9, 2027, and faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life in prison.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on January 28, 2026, law enforcement officers responded to the South Charleston hotel after staff conducting a welfare check found Veasey lying on the floor in his room. Officers saw a large wrapped package in the room with a corner torn open revealing a powdery substance. They obtained and executed a search warrant for the room and seized 1 kilogram of a substance containing fentanyl and 31.1 grams of methamphetamine.
Veasey faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life in prison, at least five years of supervised release after prison, and a fine of up to $10 million. His sentence will be determined by the court at the sentencing hearing.
United States Attorney Moore Capito announced the guilty plea and commended the investigative work of the South Charleston Police Department. Senior United States District Judge David A. Faber presided over the hearing, and Assistant United States Attorney Amy L. McLaughlin is prosecuting the case, which is numbered 2:26-cr-39.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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Photo: 图：位于西弗吉尼亚州 Charleston 的西弗吉尼亚州议会大楼（资料图）。本案由美国联邦检察官办公室（西弗吉尼亚南区）公布。照片：Daniel G Rego 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: The West Virginia State Capitol building in Charleston, West Virginia (file photo). The case was announced by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Photo: Daniel G Rego, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
