Grant County man sentenced for firearms charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Cody Swick, of Petersburg, West Virginia, was sentenced to 25 months incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Swick, age 34, pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm” in April 2019. Swick, having been previously convicted of domestic battery, admitted to having a .22 caliber revolver in October 2018 in Grant County.
 
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). Project Safe Neighborhoods is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts.  PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Danae DeMasi-Lemon prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Grant County Sheriff’s Department investigated.

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