Four Wheeling residents sentenced for selling fentanyl, heroin and meth in West Virginia

WHEELING, W.Va. — Four Wheeling residents were sentenced in federal court today for selling fentanyl and other drugs in West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle.

Tyshaun Johnson, 30, was sentenced to 115 months in prison. Johnson sold fentanyl near Jensen Playground in Wheeling, and investigators also determined he was selling cocaine base in the area. Johnson has prior convictions for fraud, assault, domestic battery, malicious assault and theft.

Harold Wayne Nice, 42, was sentenced to 60 months in prison today. Nice was responsible for selling more than 30 grams of methamphetamine, along with nearly 2 grams of fentanyl and one gram of cocaine base. Nice has previously been convicted for domestic battery, destruction of property, assault, breaking and entering and drug crimes.

Cephus Andrews, 33, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for conspiring with others to sell fentanyl, heroin and cocaine in Ohio County. Andrews, one of nine defendants in a drug conspiracy, allowed his residence to serve as a stash house for the drugs. Investigators seized 7.5 grams of a fentanyl/heroin mixture and 3.35 grams of cocaine, along with drug paraphernalia and $1,095. The other eight defendants are awaiting trial currently scheduled to occur in April 2026.

Alyssa Marie Abrigg, 34, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. Abrigg sold nearly a gram of fentanyl and half a gram of methamphetamine in the Warwood section of Wheeling. She has prior drug convictions.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Clayton Reid is prosecuting the cases on behalf of the government. Investigative agencies include the Ohio Valley Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative; the Drug Enforcement Administration; and the Wheeling Police Department.