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Marshall County man sentenced for unlawful possession of a firearm

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

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Christopher L. Wright, 37, of Glen Easton, West Virginia, was sentenced in federal court yesterday to 30 months incarceration for unlawful possession of a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.

Wright, who had previously been convicted of a felony offense in Marshall County, is prohibited from possessing a firearm. He admitted to possessing a 9mm pistol in July 2016.

Wright pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm” in January 2017.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Danae DeMasi-Lemon prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Moundsville Police Department investigated.

Senior U.S. District Judge Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. presided.

Updated April 25, 2017
Topic
Firearms Offenses
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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