Work by City Police on Task Force Helps Net 25-Year Sentence on Man Involved with Methamphetamine
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE U.S. ATTORNEY, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
Kevin Herve Cayemitte, age 36, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 300 months in federal prison for two counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
According to court documents and statements made in court, investigators received a tip that Cayemitte was selling methamphetamine from multiple locations in Harrison and Lewis Counties. Investigators recovered a package mailed from Los Angeles, California to a Cayemitte’s
campsite. The package contained nearly 2,000 grams of methamphetamine. Subsequent searches of properties utilized by Cayemitte resulted in the seizure of more methamphetamine and firearms. Cayemitte has prior drug convictions.
campsite. The package contained nearly 2,000 grams of methamphetamine. Subsequent searches of properties utilized by Cayemitte resulted in the seizure of more methamphetamine and firearms. Cayemitte has prior drug convictions.
Cayemitte will serve 4 years of supervised release following his prison sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda Wesley prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.
The Greater Harrison Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.
Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.