Martinsburg man sentenced for firearms charge

Martinsburg 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 July 26, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Darian Leizear, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 15 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.

Leizear, 23, pleaded guilty in March 2021 to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm." Leizear, a person prohibited from having firearms because of a prior conviction, admitted to having a.380 caliber pistol in September 2020 in Berkeley County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Eleanor F. Hurney prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives investigated.

Chief U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.

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

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