CLARKSBURG, W. Va. — A federal grand jury returned indictments charging five individuals with unlawful possession of firearms Tuesday.
Wade Highland, 45, of Lost Creek, is alleged to have been in unlawful possession of multiple firearms in Harrison County throughout 2014 and is charged with two counts of Possession of Stolen Firearms and one count of being a Felon in Possession of Firearms.
Mike Sheriff Scott, 35, of Columbia, Maryland, is alleged to have been in unlawful possession of a .22 caliber revolver in Monongalia County in November and is charged with one count of being a Felon in Possession of Firearm.
Darius Henning, 24, of Clarksburg, is alleged to have been in unlawful possession of a .45 caliber pistol in Harrison County in January 2015 and is charged with one count of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and one count of Possession of Stolen Firearm.
Deandre Jones, 29, of Irwin, Pennsylvania, and Robert Pannell, 34, of Bridgeport are both charged with one count of Aiding and Abetting the Straw Purchase of a Firearm. Pannell is further charged with one count of making a False Statement in Acquisition of Firearm and one count of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
Each defendant faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 on each count.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is leading the investigations.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda Wesley is prosecuting Scott, Highland, and Leonard and Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn Morgan is prosecuting Henning, Pannell, and Jones on behalf of the government.