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Date: 11-24-2021
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Case Number: 3:21-cr-00056
Judge: Robert C. Chambers
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia (Cabell County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: United States Attorney’s Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Huntington, West Virginia criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Jonathan Baker, 37, of Huntington, was charged being a felon in possession of a firearm.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Baker previously admitted that on March 2, 2021, officers with the Huntington Police Department executed a search warrant at an apartment on 26th Street in Huntington. During a search of the residence, officers found a firearm on top of a nightstand. Baker admitted that he had possessed the firearm and that he knew he was prohibited from possessing the firearm because of a 2011 felony drug conviction in Bibb County, Georgia.
United States Attorney William S. Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Huntington Police Department.
United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Stephanie S. Taylor prosecuted the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC.
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Outcome: Defendant was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison.
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