Harrison County man indicted on firearm charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Clarksburg, West Virginia, man was indicted by a grand jury today on charge of unlawful possession of a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.

Matthew E. Boone, age 32, was indicted on one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.”

Boone, having previously been convicted of heroin distribution in United States District Court, and five felonies in Harrison County Circuit Court, is accused of having a 9mm pistol in his possession. The crime is alleged to have occurred in January 2017 in Harrison County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Traci M. Cook is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Clarksburg Police Department investigated.

An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.