FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 21, 2011
DETROIT MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON ON ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AND DRUG CHARGES
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Stephen Dwayne Jackson, 26, of Detroit, was sentenced today to 70 months in prison by United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession with the intent to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine. On March 16, 2011, agents with the Huntington Violent Crimes and Drug Task Force (HVCDTF) conducted a controlled buy of heroin from the defendant. Following the drug transaction, HVCDTF agents executed a search warrant at the residence where the defendant was residing at the time. During the search of the residence, officers seized 43.52 grams of crack, 7.67 grams of heroin, a small amount of marijuana, digital scales and $4,210 in cash, part of which was buy money from a controlled drug transaction which occurred earlier that day.
Agents also recovered a .25 automatic pistol with ammunition and a clip. On April 10, 2011, the West Virginia State Police responded to a call reporting gunfire at the 4th Quarter Bar in Huntington. Responding troopers with the West Virginia State Police determined that the defendant had possessed a Ruger 9-millimeter pistol and had shot the firearm several times in the parking lot of the bar. Jackson admitted that he possessed and shot the firearm. At the time Jackson possessed and fired the weapon, he had been convicted of a felony drug charge on January 3, 2006, in the Third Circuit Court in Detroit.
The West Virginia State Police and the Huntington Violent Crimes and Drug Task Force (HVCDTF) conducted the investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Gregory McVey handled the prosecution.
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