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INQUIRY JX-DOJ-PR-20260722-712130600Opened AUG 21 2026Quick look

Kanawha County Man Found Guilty of Federal Drug and Gun Crimes

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AUG 21 '26EventKanawha County Man Found Guilty of Federal Drug and Gun Crimes
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Entered on the record AUG 21 2026Occurred AUG 21 2026
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West Virginia

"Thornton knew he was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of his prior felony convictions on four counts of distribution of a quantity of oxymorphone and one count of possession with intent to distribute a quantity of oxymorphone in United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on March 29, 2017."

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"Kanawha County Man Found Guilty of Federal Drug and Gun Crimes."

Case 2:26-cr-38

"Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:26-cr-38. ###"

Thornton is scheduled to be sentenced on December 3, 2026, and faces a minimum of ten years and a maximum penalty of life in prison for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances; up to 15 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm; and a minimum of five years and a maximum of life in prison, consecutive to any other term of imprisonment for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

"Thornton is scheduled to be sentenced on December 3, 2026, and faces a minimum of ten years and a maximum penalty of life in prison for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances; up to 15 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm; and a minimum of five years and a maximum of life in prison, consecutive to any other term of imprisonment for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime."

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