Press Release

California Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime

For Immediate Release

U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Trenzell Veasey, 29, of Bakersfield, California, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of a mixture containing fentanyl.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on January 28, 2026, law enforcement officers responded to a South Charleston hotel after staff conducting a welfare check found Veasey lying on the floor in his room. Officers observed a large wrapped package in the room with a corner torn open revealing a powdery substance.…