Felon Sentenced to Prison for Possessing Firearm

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington man was sentenced today to 46 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Kevin Holmes, Jr., 31, previously pleaded guilty and admitted that on December 22, 2019, an officer with the Huntington Police Department pulled a vehicle over around the intersection of 20^th Street and 6^th Avenue in Huntington.  Holmes was the only person in the vehicle.  After determining there were warrants for Holmes arrest, the officer asked Holmes to get out of the vehicle.  After a brief foot pursuit, the officer arrested Holmes.  While conducting an inventory search of the vehicle, officers found a loaded .357 Magnum revolver.  Holmes was prohibited from possessing a firearm under federal law because of a 2015 conviction in Kentucky for trafficking a controlled substance, fleeing police and wanton endangerment.

United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentence.  The Huntington Police Department conducted the investigation.  Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie S. Taylor handled the prosecution. 

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 3:20-cr-00017.

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