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 Jan. 10. It is reproduced in full below.

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Brandon Leigh Gable, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 41 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Gable, 33, pleaded guilty in July 2021 to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm." Gable, a person prohibited from having a firearm because of a prior conviction, admitted to having.380 caliber prison in September 2020 in Berkeley County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Eastern Panhandle Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, and ATF 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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