A St. Albans man was sentenced today to five years in federal prison after being caught with fentanyl, marijuana, multiple pistols and three assault rifles said Carol Casto, acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Police seized eight firearms - including three "AR"-style assault rifles with high-capacity magazines - from O'Neil Anthony Peart, 37, according to a statement from Casto's office. All but two of the firearms were loaded. About 21 grams of fentanyl, 7.5 pounds of marijuana and more than $5,300 in cash were also seized.
Peart previously pleaded guilty to possession of firearms as well as offenses in furtherance of drug trafficking.
The case was investigated by the Metro Drug Unit, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and St. Albans police.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua Hanks is in charge of the prosecution and U.S. District Judge Thomas Johnston imposed Peart's sentence.
Casto's office said they are "committed to aggressively pursing and shutting down pill trafficking, eliminating open air drug markets and curtailing the spread of illegal drugs in communities across the Southern District."