Press Release
Monongalia County men sentenced for firearms charges
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of West Virginia
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – DeRon Parrish and Andre Parrish, both of Morgantown, West Virginia, were sentenced today for firearms charges, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
DeRon, age 31, was sentenced to 46 months incarceration. He pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Possession of Firearm as Convicted Felon” in October 2019. DeRon, a convicted felon, admitted to having three shotguns in November 2018 in Monongalia County.
Andre, age 28, was sentenced to 12 months and one day incarceration. He pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm as Drug User” in October 2019. Andre, who is prohibited from having a firearm, admitted to having three 12-guage shotguns and a pistol in Monongalia County in November 2018.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). Project Safe Neighborhoods is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew R. Cogar prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Morgantown Police Department investigated.
U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.
Updated March 2, 2020
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Firearms Offenses
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