Maryland Resident Enters Plea To Firearms Charge

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MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A 60-year old Sharpsburg, Maryland, resident entered a plea of guilty on January 8, 2013, in United States District Court in Martinsburg before Magistrate Judge David J. Joel.

United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced that: WILBUR SLICK entered a plea of guilty to “Sale of a Firearm to a Prohibited Person” on August 8, 2012, in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. SLICK, who is on bond pending sentencing, faces up to 10 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jarod J. Douglas and investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.