CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Maryland native will spend over three years in prison for his involvement in an operation to steal firearms.
Nevyou Alemu, 21, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, was sentenced Wednesday at the federal courthouse in Clarksburg to a total of 41 months after he was found guilty earlier this year on one count of Conspiracy to Possess Stolen Firearms and one count of Aiding and Abetting the Possession of Stolen Firearms.
Alemu conspired with Kristopher Seth Davis, 20, of Silver Spring, Maryland and Adesola Vanzant, 21, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, to steal firearms.
In April 2014, the defendants traveled from Maryland to New Milton, West Virginia and stole approximately 14 firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition from a residence. The defendants then attempted to returned to Maryland but were discovered in Doddridge County with two of the stolen firearms, a .22 caliber pistol and a 20 gauge shotgun.
Alemu was found guilty by U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keely after a two-day trial in August.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated this case, while Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda Wesley prosecuted on behalf of the government.