Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – David Jefferson Womack, 45, of St. Albans, pleaded guilty today to theft of a firearm from a federal firearms licensee.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on November 16, 2022, Womack stole a Kel-Tec, model P-32, .32-caliber pistol from a Kanawha County pawn shop. Womack admitted to the theft when he was arrested by law enforcement officers on April 4, 2023.

Womack is scheduled to be sentenced on October 18, 2023, and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.

United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the St. Albans Police Department.

Senior United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Troy D. Adams is prosecuting the case.

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. 2:23-cr-45. 

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