Harrison County man sentenced for firearms charge

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Harrison County man sentenced for firearms charge

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Jan. 25, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jonathan Michael Smith, of Lumberport, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 27 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Smith, 36, pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm" in August 2020. Smith, a person prohibited from having firearms because of a prior conviction, admitted to having a.22 caliber revolver in June 2019 in Harrison County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah E. Wagner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.

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

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