Two Sentenced in Firearms Trafficking Operation in Berkeley County

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Two people have been sentenced for their roles in a firearms trafficking conspiracy in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.

Marcus De’Angelo Brown, age 40, of Largo, Maryland, was sentenced to 137 months in federal prison for trafficking in firearms and the unlawful possession of a firearm. Matthew Blake Robinson, age 28, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for the straw purchase of a firearm. Brown and Robinson worked together to fraudulently purchase and transfer firearms in Berkeley County and elsewhere.

Brown is prohibited from having firearms because of prior felony convictions.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lara Omps-Botteicher and Kyle Kane prosecuted the cases on behalf of the government.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.