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Ohio County man sentenced for firearms charge

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

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Patrick A. Groves, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 33 months of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Groves, 31, pleaded guilty in February 2021 to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition.” Groves, who is prohibited from having a gun, admitted to having a 9mm caliber pistol and ammunition in April 2020 in Ohio County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney David J. Perri prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Wheeling Police Department investigated.

U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.

Updated February 2, 2022

Topic
Firearms Offenses