Harrison County man sentenced for firearms charge

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 April 22, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Samuel Robert Loretta, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months and one day of incarceration for a firearms charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.

Loretta, 54, pled guilty in December 2020 to one count of “Unlawful Possession of Firearm." Loretta, a person prohibited from having a firearm because of prior felony convictions, admitted to having.45 caliber revolver in March 2020 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 Clarksburg Police Department 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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