Charleston Repeat Drug Trafficker Gets 15 Years and Eight Months in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Sales

Alphonzo Keith Baker, also known as "KD", 51, of St. Albans, West Virginia, was sentenced on October 21, 2026, to 15 years and eight months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for three counts of distributing 40 grams or more of fentanyl and one count of possessing fentanyl and cocaine with intent to distribute in Charleston, U.S. Attorney Moore Capito announced. U.S. District Judge Irene C. Berger imposed the sentence. Baker's criminal history dates back to 1995 and includes five prior felony convictions for drug-dealing offences, according to court documents and statements made in court.

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CHARLESTON, West Virginia — A Kanawha County man with five prior felony drug convictions has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl in the Charleston area. Alphonzo Keith Baker, also known as "KD", was sentenced on October 21, 2026, to 15 years and eight months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Moore Capito announced.

Source: Mountain State Times, Oct. 21, 2026

Baker was sentenced for three counts of distribution of 40 grams or more of fentanyl and one count of possession with intent to distribute quantities of fentanyl and cocaine in Charleston. According to court documents and statements made in court, Baker sold at least 40 grams of fentanyl on three separate occasions — October 6, November 4 and December 2, 2025 — in the Charleston area, and on December 4, 2025, he possessed quantities of fentanyl and cocaine with intent to distribute them. The Realist Juggernaut reported the same sentence, sale dates and prior-conviction history in its coverage of the announcement.

Source: The Realist Juggernaut, Oct. 23, 2026

Baker's criminal history dates back to 1995 and includes five prior felony convictions for drug-dealing offences, according to the reports. He is among eight individuals indicted following a federal investigation into fentanyl trafficking in the Charleston area. Six of the defendants, including Baker, pleaded guilty; the cases against the remaining defendants are pending, and an indictment is merely an allegation for those defendants.

U.S. District Judge Irene C. Berger imposed the sentence. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeremy B. Wolfe prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team, which includes officers from several local police departments, U.S. Attorney Capito said.

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