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Mineral County man sentenced for illegal possession of a firearm

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

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Hawke Anthony Coffman, 26, of Ridgeley, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months incarceration for illegally possessing a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.

Coffman, who had previously been convicted of felony offenses in West Virginia and Maryland, is prohibited from possessing a firearm. He admitted to possessing a .7mm caliber rifle in Hampshire County, West Virginia in November 2015.

Coffman pled guilty to one count of “Felon in Possession of a Firearm” in January 2017.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul T. Camilletti prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources investigated.

Chief U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.

Updated April 3, 2017
Topic
Firearms Offenses
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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