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Jefferson County man sentenced for unlawful possession of a firearm

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

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Norman Charles Hilbert, 49, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia was sentenced in federal court today to twelve months incarceration for illegally possessing a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.

Hilbert, who was previously convicted of a felony in Connecticut, was discovered in possession of a .45 caliber pistol in Jefferson County, West Virginia.  He pled guilty to one count of “Felon in Possession of Firearm,” in November 2016.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Anna Z. Krasinski prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Maryland Police Department, the Charles Town Police Department investigated.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble presided.

Updated February 6, 2017
Topic
Firearms Offenses
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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