Huntington Man Sentenced For Federal Firearms Crime
Thursday, July 3, 2025, 6:30 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
HUNTINGTON, W.VA.- A 25-year-old Huntington, West Virginia, man, and a previously convicted felon will be spending nearly the next three years in federal prison after being sentenced on Tuesday for illegally possessing a handgun.
According to Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa G. Johnston, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, Tairon Jordan Bradley, 25, of Huntington, West Virginia, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert C. Chambers to 33 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 Court Documents
According to documents filed with the District Court, on November 7, 2023, a member of the Kenova Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle being operated by Bradley in Kenova, West Virginia.
Bradley Flees Police Officers After Being Pulled Over
During the traffic stop, and while the Police Officer was gathering information, Bradley fled in his vehicle. Bradley drove onto Interstate 64 during the pursuit, Bradley struck another vehicle as he entered Cabell County. Bradley’s vehicle came to a stop in the middle of Interstate 64, and Bradley jumped out of his vehicle and fled on foot, running across Interstate 64 into a nearby wooded area where he was found hiding and ultimately arrested.
During a subsequent search of Bradley’s vehicle, Police Officers found a fully loaded Weihrauch Herman .38 special/357 magnum revolver pistol inside his vehicle.
Federal law prohibits a person with a prior felony conviction from owning or possessing a firearm and ammunition. Bradley knew that when he possessed the revolver on November 7, 2023, he was prohibited from possessing the gun, due to his prior felony convictions for first-degree robbery and conspiracy in Cabell County Circuit Court in January 2019.
Acting U.S. Attorney Johnston commended the investigative work of the Kenova Police Department, the Huntington Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for the successful prosecution of Bradley.
