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Federal jury indicts Raleigh County man on drug and gun charges
A Raleigh County man named Johnny Charles Payne, age unknown, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Bluefield on four counts. The charges include conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, carrying a firearm in a drug crime, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted on all counts, Payne faces up to 30 years in prison, a $1 million fine, and three years of supervised release. The indictment alleges distribution near Beckley from spring to June 3. Payne is charged with felon in possession of a Davis Industries Model P-380 .380 handgun and has a prior grand larceny conviction from June 27, 1996.
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