Jefferson County man sentenced for firearms charge

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Jefferson 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 Dec. 6, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Warren Long, of Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 37 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.

Long, 33, pleaded guilty in June 2021 to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm." Long, a person prohibited from having a firearm because of a prior conviction, admitted to having a.410 gauge shotgun in May 2020 in Jefferson County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy D. Helman prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

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

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

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