WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
BECKLEY, W.Va. - Jeremy Lamar Smith, 40, of Beckley, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on or about April 26, 2023, Smith possessed a Ruger model American 9mm pistol in Beckley.
Federal law prohibits a person with a prior felony conviction from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Smith knew he was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of his prior felony convictions for burglary on November 15, 2005, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person on February 7, 2022, both in Raleigh County Circuit...