Maryland man pleads guilty to making an illegal gun

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Ian Nigel Page, 44, of Crownsville, Maryland, pled guilty to making an unlawful firearm, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.

Page admitted to cutting the barrel of a Remmington 12-gauge shotgun to less than 18 inches in Preston County, West Virginia in May 2015.

Page pled guilty to one count of “Making an Unlawful Firearm.” He faces up to ten years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Traci M. Cook prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Preston County Sheriff’s Office investigated. 

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.