Gilmer Man Sentenced To Twenty Years

Upshur County Jail

Kelvin Wayne Pearson, 52, of Gilmer, has been sentenced in Upshur County to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to Possession of a Controlled Substance. He was stopped for a defective tail light by Gilmer Police and found to be in possession of just under seven grams of methamphetamine, scales and hypodermic needles.