Monongalia County man indicted on firearms charges

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Reynaldo Millan, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was indicted today on firearms charges, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Millan, age 29, is charged with one count of “Possession of a Firearm by a Person Under Felony Indictment” and one count of “Unlawful Possession of Firearm.” Millan, prohibited from having a firearm because of a felony indictment in Monongalia County and being a user of controlled substances, is accused of having a .223/5.56mm rile and a .38 caliber revolver in December 2018 in Monongalia County.

Millan faces up to five years incarceration and a fine of up to $250,000 for the possession under felony indictment charge, and faces up to 10 years incarceration and a fine of up to $250,000 for the unlawful possession charge.  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 Sarah E. Wagner is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Mon Metro Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.