CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Brendan Regan Boddie, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 36 months incarceration for a firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Boddie, age 29, pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Possession of Firearms by Person Convicted of Domestic Violence Crime" in May 2019. Boddie, having previously been convicted of domestic violence, admitted to having two pistols, two rifles, and one shotgun in April 2018 in Monongalia County.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). Project Safe Neighborhoods is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew R. Cogar prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated.
U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
