CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Fairmont, West Virginia, man was indicted by a federal grand jury today on an illegal firearm charge, United States Attorney William J. Powell announced.
Rocmond Lewis, Sr., age 40, was indicted on one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm." Lewis, having previously being convicted of a felony in the Circuit Court of Marion County, West Virginia, is accused of possessing a.45 caliber pistol, a 9mm pistol, and a.380 caliber pistol. The crime is alleged to have occurred in March 2017 in Marion County.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah E. Wagner is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is investigating.
An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
