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Harrison County man sentenced for firearms charge

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – David Leon Turner, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 41 months incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Turner, age 30, pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm” in December 2017. Turner, having previously being convicted of three felonies, is also accused of possessing a 9mm caliber pistol. The crime is alleged to have occurred in Harrison County in May 2017.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda E. Wesley prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. 
 
Senior U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.

Updated April 26, 2018
Topic
Firearms Offenses
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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