CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Two men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a multistate drug trafficking operation that distributed narcotics in Northern West Virginia, prosecutors said.
Rex Jenkins, 34, of Southfield, Michigan, was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison after a jury convicted him in March 2025 on charges related to trafficking fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine. James Elli, 43, of Point Marion, Pa., was sentenced to more than six years for his role in the case.
Authorities said both men were part of a larger organization based in Philadelphia that supplied drugs to the Morgantown area. Investigators attributed more than 43 grams of fentanyl, 126 grams of methamphetamine and more than 4 grams of cocaine to the two men.
The case is part of a broader federal investigation involving 24 defendants tied to the drug trafficking conspiracy. So far, 20 people — including Jenkins and Elli — have been sentenced, receiving a combined total of more than 180 years in prison…