Mingo Murder Case leads to Multi-State Drug Ring

A murder investigation in Mingo County led West Virginia State troopers to a large, multi-state drug ring.

On Wednesday, troopers arrested 40-year-old Ronnie Campbell at a home in Delbarton in connection with the ring.

Troopers say Campbell had thousands of dollars worth of pills on him. They say he may be trafficking as much as $20,000 worth of pills in a drug ring connected to Maryland, Georgia and Virginia.

Campbell was arrested for conspiracy to commit distribution and was taken to the Southwestern Regional Jail.

This stemmed from a murder investigation in December after 70-year-old Roland Stafford was killed in his Taylorville home.

Three people are behind bars in connection with that murder.

According to warrants, Anthony Collins, of North Matewan, West Virginia, and Billy Mitchem of Varney, West Virginia, were arrested for murder, kidnapping and armed robbery. Collins also was arrested for grand larceny.

Melissa Cochran also was arrested in connection with the murder case and was charged with grand larceny.

Wednesday's arrest was part of a drug roundup by State Police and the Mingo County Sheriff's Department.