Hampshire County Man Sentenced to 10 Years Behind Bars

A Hampshire County man is sentenced to more than 10 years behind bars for drug charge. According to Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard, 42 year old Jamie Lee Sirbaugh, of Springfield, West Virginia, was sentenced to 121 months of incarceration for a methamphetamine charge. Sirbaugh pled guilty to one count of “Aiding and Abetting Possession with Intent to Distribute Fifty Grams or More of Methamphetamine” in January 2021. Sirbaugh admitted to having more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, also known as “ice,” in February 2019 in Hampshire County. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Potomac Highlands Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated. The task force includes the FBI, West Virginia State Police, Mineral County Sheriff’s Office, Hampshire County Sheriff’s Office, Grant County Sheriff’s Office, and the Keyser Police Department. Chief U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.