Huntington Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Federal Firearms Charge

Sunday, September 28, 2025, 9:30 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

HUNTINGTON, W.VA.- On Monday, a 47-year-old Huntington, West Virginia, man, and previously convicted felon, will be facing up to 15 years in federal prison when he is sentenced early next year, after pleading guilty in Federal Court in Huntington, West Virginia, for unlawfully possessing a handgun while fleeing Police Officers on his bicycle earlier this year.

     According to Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa G. Johnston, on Monday, September 22, 2025, Kristopher D. Osborne, 47, of Huntington, West Virginia, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert C. Chambers to being a Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm, Convicted Felon.

     Following entering his guilty plea, Judge Chambers accepted the plea and scheduled sentencing for January 20, 2025. At that time, Osborne faces up to 15 years in federal prison, at least three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. At sentencing, a U.S. District Court Judge will determine the term of imprisonment based on the seriousness of the offense and Osborne’s prior criminal history.

     According to the charging information filed in the District Court, on February 27, 2025, a Huntington Police Officer encountered Osborne riding a bicycle on Third Street in Huntington, West Virginia. 

During His Plea Allocution, Osborne Admits That He Possessed The Gun

     During his plea allocution on Monday, Osborne admitted that during the encounter with the Police Officer, he fled from the Officer when the Officer attempted to make contact with him, and that he subsequently wrecked his bicycle. Osborne further admitted that he told Police Officers who approached him after he crashed his bike that he had a firearm and that he was a convicted felon. Police Officers located and seized a loaded Hi-Point 9mm handgun from Osborne’s waistband.

Osborne Has Prior Felony Convictions

     Federal law prohibits a person with a prior felony conviction or a misdemeanor conviction of domestic violence from owning or possessing a firearm or ammunition. Osborne knew that when he possessed the firearm on February 27, 2025, he was a prohibited person due to his prior felony conviction for grand larceny, attempted possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, breaking and entering, and conspiracy to commit a felony in Raleigh County Circuit Court in August of 2022.

     Acting U.S. Attorney Johnston commended the investigative work of the Huntington Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, which led to Osborne’s arrest and Monday’s guilty plea.