Charleston Man Sentenced For Federal Gun Crime
Monday, December 16, 2024, 7:00 A.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
CHARLESTON, W.VA.- On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, Matthew L. Farmer, 33, of Charleston, West Virginia, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Court Judge David A. Faber to 30 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for Being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
According to U.S. Attorney Will Thompson and charging documents filed with the court, on November 8, 2023, members of the Charleston Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit received credible information that Farmer was carrying a firearm. While patrolling Charleston’s West Side, Police Officers encountered Farmer.
After initially encountering Farmer, Police Officers asked Farmer if he was carrying a firearm. Farmer readily acknowledged that he had a firearm in his back pocket. Officers retrieved a Titan .25 caliber pistol from Farmer’s back pocket and placed him under arrest. The pistol contained a loaded magazine that contained seven rounds of ammunition.
Farmer Knew He Was Banned Form Possessing A Gun
Farmer knew he was prohibited from owning or possessing a firearm or ammunition due to his prior felony convictions for first-degree robbery in Monongalia County Circuit Court in October 2015 and grand larceny in Wetzel County Circuit Court in January 2011.
U.S. Attorney Thompson commended the investigative work of the Charleston Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosive for the successful prosecution of Farmer.
