Friday, August 30, 2013

Beckley correctional officer arrested on drug charges



FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va.A Raleigh County correctional officer is behind bars facing drug charges.
Deputies arrested James Butcher and Misty Goodwin Wednesday during a drug bust at a home in the Whispering Oaks subdivision in Fayetteville.
Deputies said they found a large amount of Roxycodone pills after executing a search warrant at the home valued between $3,000 and $4,000.
The pair allegedly got the pills in Clay County and then would sell them in Fayetteville.
Butcher is a correctional officer at the Federal Correction Institution in Beckley.

Both are charged with possession of a controlled substance and conspiracy to commit a felony.