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Department of Justice

U.S. Attorney's Office
Northern District of West Virginia

For Immediate Release

Monday, July 30, 2018
William J. Powell
, United States Attorney

Jefferson County Man Sentenced for Firearms Charge

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA –Tyler Hall, of Ranson, West Virginia, was sentenced today to five years probation for a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Hall, age 27, pled guilty to one count of “Drug User in Possession of a Firearm – Aiding and Abetting” in March 2018. Hall admitted to illegally possessing a Taurus 38 Special handgun. The crime occurred in September 2015 in Jefferson County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul T. Camilletti prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated. 
 
Chief U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.

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