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Parkersburg man pleads guilty to federal drug charge

(Court Reports - Photo Illustration/MetroCreativeConnection)

CHARLESTON — A Parkersburg man pleaded guilty this week to a federal drug charge.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 11, 2024, Aaron Lee Mitter, 39, of Parkersburg, sold approximately 24.52 grams of methamphetamine to a confidential informant in exchange for $280.

He pleaded guilty Tuesday to distribution of methamphetamine in U.S. District Court in Charleston.

As part of his guilty plea, Mitter admitted to the transaction and further admitted to selling an unregistered, privately made firearm, commonly known as a “ghost gun,” and a magazine capable of holding 45 rounds of ammunition that day for $400.

On July 17, 2024, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at a Parkersburg apartment where Mitter was staying at the time, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Officers seized approximately 45.67 grams of methamphetamine in the apartment during the search. Mitter admitted he intended to use some of the seized methamphetamine and distribute the rest, the release said.

Mitter is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 22 and faces a maximum of 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release and a $1 million fine.

Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa G. Johnston commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Wood County Sheriff’s Office and the Parkersburg Police Department.

U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin presided over the hearing. Assistant U.S. Attorney JC MacCallum is prosecuting the case.

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