Woman sentenced to maximum for trafficking drugs from Dayton to West Virginia

Telicia J. McClelland

Credit: Gallia County Prosecutor's Office

Credit: Gallia County Prosecutor's Office

Telicia J. McClelland

A West Virginia woman was sentenced in Gallia County, Ohio to the maximum allowable sentence after she was accused of trafficking methamphetamine from Dayton to Charleston, West Virginia.

Telicia J. McClelland, 32, of Charleston, was sentenced to a minimum of 11 years and a maximum of 16.5 years on charges of aggravated trafficking in drugs, according to Gallia County Prosecutor Jason Holdren.

In a Wednesday announcement on social media, Holdren said that McClelland was stopped May 5, 2021, for traffic violations by the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Troopers said that they smelled marijuana and saw bits of it in the center cup holder and on the floor of the vehicle, which led to a search of the vehicle.

Troopers found a loaded 9 mm pistol and 894.6 grams of meth in the vehicle, Holdren said.

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