BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Detroit man pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Eddie E. Kellom, also known as “Ace,” 23, admitted to selling a quantity of fentanyl to a confidential informant near Coal City, Raleigh County, on May 21, 2021. Kellom also admitted to selling fentanyl on three other occasions. Each of these transactions also occurred in Raleigh County.
Kellom further admitted to possessing approximately 250 grams of fentanyl recovered during a January 11, 2022, traffic stop by law enforcement officers near Putnam County. Kellom admitted that he intended to distribute the fentanyl in and around the Southern District of West Virginia.
Kellom is scheduled to be sentenced on September 9, 2022, and faces up to 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million.
United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Beckley/Raleigh County Drug and Violent Crime Unit (BRCDVCU), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for conducting the investigation.
United States District Judge Frank W. Volk presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Timothy D. Boggess is prosecuting the case.
The case is a result of a months-long investigation dubbed “Operation Wolverine Carousel,” an investigation into the wide-spread distribution of heroin and fentanyl in Raleigh and Fayette Counties.