Ohio County Man Sentenced for Federal Firearms Offense

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Mustafa A. Baker, age 55, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for the unlawful possession of a firearm.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Wheeling Police officers pulled over Baker’s vehicle because of an outstanding warrant and found a loaded 9mm semiautomatic pistol and 10 rounds of ammunition. Baker is prohibited from having firearms because of eight prior felony convictions in Virginia, including drug possession, 3^rd offense DUI, felony domestic assault, and felony assault and battery.

Baker will serve three years of supervised release after his prison sentence.

Investigative agencies include the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Wheeling Police Department.

Special Assistant U.S. Attorney John Kyle, also with the Brooke County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, prosecuted the cases on behalf of the government.

U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.