Wyoming County man sentenced to prison for multiple felonies

Danielle Sandler
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HANOVER, WV (WVNS) — A Wyoming County man was sentenced to prison for committing multiple felonies.

According to Wyoming County Prosecutor Gregory Bishop, on April 25, 2024, Brett Michael Atnip, 31, of Hanover was sentenced to six months for Driving with a Revoked License and one to five years for Conspiracy to Commit a Felony. On March 11, 2024, he pleaded guilty to both these charges.

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On February 6, 2024, while on patrol, Sgt. L.M. Cook and Deputy H. Walker with the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office saw a car that had a broken brake light. When they stopped the car, they noticed Atnip, and also noticed that he had drug paraphernalia in his car.

At that point, Atnip did admit that his driver’s license was not valid. Sgt. L.M. Cook and Deputy H. Walker decided to look into Atnip’s car and found drugs amongst other paraphernalia. They also suspected that Atnip was going to sell these drugs that were found in his car.

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