OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
Sharon L. Potter
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
1125 Chapline Street, Federal Building, Suite 3000 ● Wheeling, WV 26003
(304) 234-0100 ● Contact: Fawn E. Thomas, Public Affairs Specialist
October 22, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Clarksburg Resident Entered a
Plea of Guilty to Firearms Violation
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA — A 25 year old Clarksburg, West Virginia, resident entered a plea of guilty on October 16, 2007, in United States District Court in Clarksburg before Magistrate Judge John S. Kaull.
United States Attorney Sharon L. Potter announced that FRANCIS M. PRICE, JR. entered a plea of guilty to one count of an Indictment charging him with unlawfully possessing a firearms as a convicted felon on November 15, 2006, in Harrison County.
PRICE, who is currently in custody, faces a maximum exposure of 10 years imprisonment and a fine of $250,000.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Zelda E. Wesley. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives.