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Harrison County man sentenced for firearms charge

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

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Jamie Allen Butcher, of Shinnston, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 65 months incarceration for a firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Butcher, age 48, pled guilty to one count of “Aiding and Abetting Possession of a Stolen Firearm” in October 2019. Butcher admitted to having a stolen .45 caliber pistol in June 2018 in Lewis County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon S. Flower prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the West Virginia State Police, and the Weston Police Department investigated. 

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

Updated February 21, 2020
Topic
Firearms Offenses
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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