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Lewis County man sentenced for firearm violation

ELKINS, W.Va. — A Lewis County man will serve about six years in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm in April last year.

Police responded to a report of a domestic incident at the home of Joshua Allen Sandy, 43, of Weston, and found a 12-gauge shotgun and ammunition in his bedroom.

Sandy was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison.

The West Virginia State Police and the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation along with the ATF.





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