Morgantown man sentenced for unlawful possession of stolen firearms

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Morgantown man sentenced for unlawful possession of stolen firearms

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on June 29, 2015. It is reproduced in full below.

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jacob Honaker, 21, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for possession of stolen firearms, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

Throughout 2014, Honaker possessed, bartered, sold, and disposed of multiple stolen firearms, including three semi-automatic pistols and five revolvers. He pled guilty in February 2015 to a criminal Information charging him with one count of “Possession of a Stolen Firearm."

Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn Morgan prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The West Virginia State Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated.

U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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