Doddridge County man sentenced for illegal possession of a firearm

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Doddridge County man sentenced for illegal possession of a firearm

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Aug. 25, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

CLARSKBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Greenwood, West Virginia man was sentenced today to 81 months incarceration for illegal possession of a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

Thomas Charles Goodwine, 23, pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm" in April 2017. Goodwine, having been convicted of two felonies in Pennsylvania, admitted to having in his possession a 9mm caliber pistol. The crime occurred in January 2016 in Harrison County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Traci M. Cook prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Greater Harrison County Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

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

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

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