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Preston County man is sentenced for illegally possessing a firearm

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


CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Warren Lee McDaniel, 43, of Albright, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 36 months incarceration for being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen, announced.

McDaniel was discovered in possession of a 9 mm caliber pistol in Preston County in February 2016. He had previously been convicted of Grand Larceny in Preston County Circuit Court. McDaniel pled guilty in federal court to one count of “Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm” in November 2016.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Traci M. Cook prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Preston County Sheriff’s Office investigated.

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

Updated February 14, 2017
Topic
Firearms Offenses
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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