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Randolph County woman sentenced for illegal possession of a firearm

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

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Alexis McDonald, 19, of Elkins, West Virginia, was sentenced to 37 months incarceration for illegally possessing a firearm, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

McDonald, who had previously been convicted of a felony offense in Pennsylvania, is prohibited from possessing a firearm. She admitted to possessing a .9mm caliber pistol in Barbour County, West Virginia in July 2016.

McDonald pled guilty to one count of “Felon in Possession of a Firearm” in January 2017.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen D. Warner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Mountain Region Drug and Violent Crime Task Force investigated.

U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided.

Updated May 16, 2017
Topic
Firearms Offenses
Component
USAO - West Virginia, Northern

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