Berkeley County man sentenced for firearms charge

Berkeley 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 June 6. It is reproduced in full below.

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Lante Jerrel Cook, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 24 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Cook, 32, pleaded guilty in January 2022 to one count of “Unlawful Possession of Firearm." Cook, a person prohibited from having firearms because of a prior conviction, admitted to having a 9mm semi-automatic pistol in July 2021 in Berkeley County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Martinsburg Police Department investigated.

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

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

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