BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A man pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl.

According to court documents on February 23, 2023, Algie Kenya Scales, 50, of Beckley sold 2.7 grams of fentanyl for $300 in Beckley. Scales admitted to that sale along with selling 5 grams of fentanyl on March 2, 2023 for $625, and 4.7 grams of fentanyl on March 8, 2023 for $600. Both of these sales occurred at an arranged location in Beckley.

Scales will be sentenced on July 12, 2024, and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, at least three years of supervised release, and a $1 million fine.