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

 

A Salem man has admitted to an unlawful possession of a firearm charge, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.

 

Justin Paul Crofford, age 35, pled guilty to one count of “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm.” Crofford, having previously been convicted of a felony in Smith County, Texas Circuit Court, admitted to possessing a 12-gauge shotgun in January 2017 in Harrison County, West Virginia. 

 

Crofford 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 Anmoore Police Department investigated. 

 

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.