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Monongalia County woman sentenced for firearms violation

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

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Teresa Miller, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 41 months for a firearms violation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.

After a bench trial in October 2020, Miller, age 47, was found guilty of one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.” Miller, having previously been convicted of a drug crime, is prohibited from having a firearm. Miller had a .380 caliber pistol and a .45 caliber pistol in July 2018 in Monongalia County. 

Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda E. Wesley prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Morgantown Police Department investigated. 

Senior U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.

Updated February 22, 2021
Topic
Firearms Offenses
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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