Ohio man sentenced for unlawful possession of a firearm

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Ohio man sentenced for unlawful possession of a firearm

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Dec. 16, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Donaven J. White, 21, of Coshocton, Ohio, was sentenced in federal court today to 46 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

White, who had previously been convicted of felony offenses in Belmont County, Ohio, was discovered in possession of a.22 caliber revolver in April 2016. He pled guilty to one count of “Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm" in September 2016.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen L. Vogrin prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Wheeling Police Department investigated.

Senior U.S. District Judge Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. presided.

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

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