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Pocahontas County man sentenced for firearms charges

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

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Julian N. Waddell, of Durbin, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 84 months of incarceration for firearms charges, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.

Waddell, 37, pleaded guilty in April 2021 to two counts of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.” Waddell, a person who isn’t permitted to have a firearm because of a prior conviction, admitted to having three revolvers, a shotgun, and a semi-automatic rifle in April and July 2019 in Pocahontas County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher L. Bauer prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives and the Mountain Region Drug Task Force investigated.

U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.

 

Updated October 15, 2021
Topic
Firearms Offenses
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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