Wheeling Man Receives 10-Year Federal Sentence for Drug Trafficking in Public Housing

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Roger Lee Williams, Jr., age 32, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for drug trafficking activities conducted from a public housing apartment in Wheeling, West Virginia, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.

Williams sold cocaine to a confidential informant on multiple occasions, prompting investigators to secure and execute a search warrant at the Booker T. Apartments, where Williams resided. During the search, law enforcement officers seized quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine, as well as $3,040 in cash belonging to Williams.

Williams’ criminal record includes prior convictions for domestic violence, drug trafficking, larceny, obstruction of justice, and fleeing from law enforcement.

The prosecution was led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Clayton Reid on behalf of the government.

The investigation was conducted by the Ohio Valley Drug Task Force, a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)-funded initiative, in coordination with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office.

This prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide Department of Justice effort aimed at dismantling cartels and transnational criminal organizations, protecting communities from violent crime, and combating illegal immigration.

In related enforcement actions, six other drug traffickers were sentenced to a combined 37 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle, as announced by U.S. Attorney Harvey.

Additionally, recent admissions of fentanyl sales by individuals in Augusta and Martinsburg, West Virginia, highlight ongoing efforts to disrupt large-scale drug trafficking operations spanning multiple jurisdictions in the region.

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