Tyler County man sentenced for firearms violation

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Michael John Maisey, of Sistersville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 37 months incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Maisey, age 49, pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm” in May 2019. Maisey, being prohibited from possessing a firearm, admitted to having a 9mm caliber pistol in July 2018 in Tyler County.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). Project Safe Neighborhoods is the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts.  PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn M. Adkins prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the New Martinsville Police Department investigated. 

Senior U.S. District Judge Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. presided.