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Marion County, WV man sentenced for unlawful possession of firearms

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

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Gerald A. Swiger, 31, of Fairmont, West Virginia, was sentenced to 41 months in prison for unlawful possession of firearms, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.

Swiger was previously convicted of the felony offense of “Breaking and Entering” in the Circuit Court of Marion County, West Virginia. As a result of that felony conviction, he is prohibited from possessing firearms. He was discovered in August 2014 in unlawful possession of two firearms. He pled guilty in September 2015 to one count of “Felon in Possession of Firearm.”

Assistant U.S. Attorney David Perri prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated.

U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.

Updated January 11, 2016
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