CLARKSBURG, W. Va. — Nearly six years in prison is the punishment for a Harrison County man who admitted to unlawfully possession a firearm.
Clarence Thompson, 36, of Clarksburg, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley Wednesday.
Thompson was previously convicted of the felony offenses of Delivery of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana), Uttering and Burglary. As a result of those convictions, he is not permitted to possess a handgun.
Thompson was subsequently discovered in Harrison County in possession of a .22 caliber pistol and pleaded guilty in August to one count of being a Felon in Possession of Firearm.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case, while Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn Morgan prosecuted on behalf of the government.