FROM THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA

 

A Clarksburg man has admitted to a firearm charge, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

 

Ryan Matthew Smith, age 40, pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.” Smith, having been previously convicted of a felony and a misdemeanor in the Circuit Court in Harrison County, West Virginia, admitted to possessing a .357caliber revolver in Harrison County in September 2016.

 

Smith faces up to 10 years incarceration and a fine of up to $250,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.

 

Assistant U.S. Attorney Traci M. Cook is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Clarksburg Police Department investigated. 

 

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.