Gilmer County man sentenced for illegal possession of a firearm

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Gilmer 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 Feb. 12, 2018. It is reproduced in full below.

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA -Jeremy Allen Wolfe, of Glenville, West Virginia was sentenced today to 92 months incarceration for illegal possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Wolfe, age 32, pled guilty to one count of “Felon in Possession of Firearm" in September 2017. In November 2014, Wolfe was found in possession of multiple firearms, including three rifles and two shotguns, in Calhoun County, WV. Wolfe, having been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year, that is, Delivery of a Controlled Substance, in Gilmer County, WV is prohibited from possessing firearms.

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