FAYETTEVILLE, WV – A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced in Fayette County for transporting a controlled substance into West Virginia.
Celester Vaughn, II, 62, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, received a sentence of one to ten years in prison for the offense. Fayette County Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Ciliberti announced the sentence, which was handed down by Circuit Judge Thomas H. Ewing on Monday, July 8, 2024.
Vaughn pleaded guilty to the felony charge on May 6, 2024. He must serve a minimum of one year before becoming eligible for parole.
The incident occurred on July 10, 2021, when officers from the Fayetteville Police Department were conducting traffic enforcement on U.S. Route 19. An officer observed a Jeep following other vehicles too closely and initiated a traffic stop.
Upon stopping the vehicle, the officer detected the odor of marijuana. Vaughn, the driver, admitted to possessing marijuana. Further inspection revealed controlled substances and drug paraphernalia in plain view. A subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered over 1,000 pills in various containers. Forensic testing later confirmed that the pills contained methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.
The Fayetteville Police Department conducted the investigation, and Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Sarah F. Smith prosecuted the case.
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