Monongalia County man admits to firearm charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A Morgantown, West Virginia man has admitted to a firearm charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Jason Perry, age 35, pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.” Perry admitted to illegally possessing 9mm pistol in Monongalia County in March 2017.

Perry faces up to 10 years incarceration and a fine of up to $250,000. 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 Zelda E. Wesley is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Mon Metro Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force investigated.

The investigation was funded by the federal Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Program (OCDETF). The OCDETF program supplies critical federal funding and coordination that allows federal and state agencies to work together to successfully identify, investigate, and prosecute major interstate and international drug trafficking organizations and other criminal enterprises.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.