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December 14, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Worthington Resident Enters Plea of Guilty to Firearms Charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA — A Worthington, West Virginia, resident entered a plea of guilty on December 10, 2009, in United States District Court in Clarksburg before Judge Irene M. Keeley.

Acting United States Attorney Betsy C. Jividen announced that: STACY THOMPSON, age 33, entered a plea of guilty to one count of being in possession of a firearm on November 13, 2009, in Marion County, West Virginia, after having previously been convicted of a felony. THOMPSON, who is in custody pending sentencing, faces a maximum exposure of ten years imprisonment and a fine of $250,000.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shawn A. Morgan. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the United States Marshals Service and the Marion County Sheriff’s Department.