Staff report

WHEELING, W.VA. — A Warren man who transported methamphetamine to Wetzel County was sentenced this week to 10 years in federal prison, according to U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia Matthew L. Harvey.

Kyle Thomas Bryan, 33, of Warren, was sentenced Tuesday to 120 months in prison on a charge of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.

According to a news release from Harvey’s office, in January 2025, the Marshall County Drug Task Force acted on information from a confidential informant regarding Bryan, who was reportedly traveling from Warren, to deliver a substantial quantity of methamphetamine. Later that day, Bryan notified the informant that he had arrived in a black Ford F-150 at the residence in Wetzel County.

Task Force officers responded and approached the vehicle, the release states. Bryan exited the front passenger seat and was found with a glass pipe containing suspected methamphetamine. A subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered nearly half a pound of meth inside a green bag on the floorboard, as well as a clear plastic bag hidden beneath the front passenger seat.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Clayton Reid prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

Investigative agencies include the Marshall County Drug Task Force, the West Virginia State Police and the Wetzel County Sheriff’s Office.

U.S. Magistrate Judge James P. Mazzone presided.

According to the news release, the case is part of Operation Take Back America, “a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime, and repel the invasion of illegal immigration.”