ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - James Richard Cutright, of Philippi, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 36 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
Cutright, 34, pleaded guilty in January 2022 to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm." Cutright, a person prohibited from having a firearm because of a prior conviction, admitted to having a 16-gauge shotgun in February 2020 in Barbour County.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon S. Flower prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives investigated.
Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
