Two plead guilty for their involvement in the Beckley drug trafficking organization

BECKLEY, W.Va. (WVVA) – The Department of Justice announced that two people have pleaded guilty to their roles in a drug trafficking organization in Beckley. The news was announced in a press release from the Department of Justice (DOJ) on September 26th.

According to the Department of Justice, 48-year-old Christopher Michael Shepherd and 47-year-old Kimberly Rosetta Logan, both of Beckley, pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl. Both were part of a drug trafficking organization that distributed methamphetamine, fentanyl and cocaine base known as “crack” in Beckley and other areas in the Southern District of West Virginia, the DOJ said.

According to court documents and statements in court, on April 24, Shepherd arranged with co-defendant Tilford Joe Bradley Jr. to exchange approximately 8.5 grams of heroin for approximately 8.5 grams of fentanyl. Shepherd and Bradley met at a gas station near Beckley and exchanged the substances, the DOJ said. Police observed the transaction and shortly thereafter conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle Shepherd was driving.

The DOJ said Shepherd admitted that he threw a bag of controlled substances from the vehicle while officers were conducting the traffic stop.

During the traffic stop, officers found and seized 150 grams of fentanyl, 53 grams of methamphetamine, 1.7 grams of crack cocaine and $4,007, the Justice Department said. Shepherd also admitted to possessing the seized substances and planning to distribute them, the DOJ said.

The DOJ said Logan admitted to selling some fentanyl to a confidential informant at her home in Beckley on April 10. Logan also admitted to distributing additional amounts of fentanyl and cocaine to other people while consuming some fentanyl herself, the DOJ said.

According to the DOJ, Logan ordered an average of 8 grams of fentanyl and 4 grams of cocaine per week from her supplier in Beckley.

Shepherd and Logan are scheduled to be sentenced on January 31, 2025. They both face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a minimum of three years of supervised release and a $1 million fine.

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