 A Mercer County man was sentenced to nine years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for distribution of fentanyl. On August 18, 2022, Austin Pinnell of Bluefield sold a quantity of fentanyl to a confidential informant outside of a Princeton apartment. Pinnell admitted to that transaction and further admitted to selling additional quantities of fentanyl to a confidential informant on three other occasions in Princeton and Bluefield between July 12, 2022 and August 18, 2022.