Upshur County man sentenced for firearms charge

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Upshur 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 Dec. 15. It is reproduced in full below.

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Bo D. Beckner, of Buckhannon, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 46 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Beckner, 42, pleaded guilty in June 2022 to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm." Beckner, a person prohibited from having firearms because of prior convictions, admitted to having a 12-guage shotgun in April 2021 in Upshur County.

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

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

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

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