Taylor County man sentenced for illegal possession of a firearm

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Rollie C. Poynter, Jr., 51, of Grafton, West Virginia, was sentenced today in federal court to 105 months, 11 day incarceration for illegal possession of a firearm, Acting United States Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

Poynter, who had previously been convicted of felony offenses in West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky, admitted to having in his possession a .38 caliber revolver in Taylor County, West Virginia in April 2016. Poynter pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm” in May 2017. 

Poynter’s sentence will run concurrently with the state’s sentence presently being served.
 
Assistant U.S. Attorney Traci M. Cook prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, and Grafton City Police Department investigated. 
 
U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.