Harrison County man sentenced for firearms charge

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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 Feb. 2. It is reproduced in full below.

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Taylor M. Washington, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 51 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Washington, 30, pleaded guilty in August 2021 to one count of “Unlawful Possession of Firearm." Washington, a person prohibited from having firearms because of a prior conviction, admitted to having a.22LR caliber semi-automatic rifle in July 2020 in Harrison County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher L. Bauer prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives and the Bridgeport Police Department investigated.

U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.

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

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