CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Russell Lee Kirk, 43, of Fairmont, West Virginia, was sentenced today to thirty months in prison for the unlawful possession of a firearm.
According to court documents and statements made in court, during a traffic stop on Kirk’s vehicle, officers observed a firearm strapped to the steering column. Kirk is prohibited from possessing firearms because of prior malicious assault and firearms convictions.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Cogar prosecuted the cases on behalf of the government.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the West Virginia State Police.
Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.
