Charleston Man Sentenced For Federal Firearms Charge
Sunday, March 30, 2025, 11:30 A.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
CHARLESTON, W.VA.- On Thursday, March 27, 2025, Ijaz Oliver, 40, 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 18 months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to being a Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm, Convicted Felon.
According to Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa G. Johnston and charging documents filed with the District Court, on August 28, 2023, Oliver possessed a Smith & Wesson .38-caliber revolver in Charleston, West Virginia.
Federal law prohibits a person with a prior felony conviction from owning or possessing a firearm and ammunition. Oliver knew when he possessed the revolver, he was a prohibited person due to his prior felony conviction for conspiracy to distribute 5 grams or more of crack cocaine in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia in May of 2007.
Acting U.S. Attorney Johnston commended the investigative work of the Charleston Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for the investigation, which led to Oliver’s successful prosecution.
