Mineral County man sentenced for firearms charge

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Mineral 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. 10. It is reproduced in full below.

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Donald Mark Tillotson, of Burlington, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 87 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Tillotson, 24, pleaded guilty in July 2021 to one count of “Unlawful Possession of Firearm." Tillotson, a person prohibited from having a firearm because of a prior felony conviction, admitted to having a.40 caliber pistol with an obliterated serial number in January 2021 in Mineral County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives and the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office 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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