NEWS RELEASE
BECKLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT
For Release: April 11, 2016

Contact: Lt. David R. Farley, (304) 256-1708
dfarley@beckleypd.com

On 8-1-16 the Beckley Raleigh County Drug and Violent Crime Unit (HIDTA) executed a search warrant
on South Meadows St. Beckley, WV. This search warrant was obtained after an investigation of
approximately two years into the illegal sale and distribution of narcotics. During the execution of the
search warrant Officers recovered illegal narcotics including several different kinds of prescription
medication and an undisclosed amount of US currency. During the investigation eleven people have been
linked to one person, Rudolph Poindexter. Mr. Poindexter is the pastor of Second Baptist Church on F St.
in Beckley, WV. Mr. Poindexter was supplying these persons with narcotics for sale on the street. No
arrests have been made but indictments on the persons involved including Rudolph Poindexter will happen
in the near future.
HIDTA stands for high intensity drug trafficking area. The task force is comprised of members of the
Beckley Police Department, Raleigh County Sheriff’s Department and the West Virginia State Police. They
concentrate on the trafficking of narcotics into the area and the sale and distribution of narcotics. The task
force covers Raleigh County in its entirety.

Lt. David Farley
Chief of Detectives
Beckley Police Department
340 Prince Street
Beckley, WV 25801
Office: 304-256-1708
Work: 304-890-6869
Email: dfarley@beckleypd.com