Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Roger Wayne Legg, 33, of Charleston, pleaded guilty today to carrying a firearm during a drug trafficking crime.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on September 20, 2023, Legg possessed a quantity of methamphetamine and a loaded Diamondback DB380 .380-caliber pistol in a backpack he was carrying in Charleston. Legg admitted that he intended to distribute the methamphetamine and possessed the firearm for security and protection while he sought to sell drugs.

Legg is scheduled to be sentenced on December 19, 2024, and faces a mandatory minimum of five years and up to life in prison, up to five years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.

United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Charleston Police Department-Special Enforcement Unit and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

Senior United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr., presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Alexander A. Redmon is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:24-cr-11.

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