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Morgan County man sentenced for firearms charge

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

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Matthew Dean Smith, of Great Cacapon, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 18 months incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Smith, age 39, pled guilty to one count of “Possession of an Unregistered Firearm” in January 2018. Smith admitted to possessing an unregistered silencer. The crime took place in Berkeley County in October 2017.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara K. Omps-Botteicher prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the West Virginia State Police investigated. 
 
Chief U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.

Updated May 21, 2018
Topics
Firearms Offenses
Project Safe Neighborhoods
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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