BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Raleigh County man has been sentenced to prison for a federal gun crime.
Alfred Leslie Pittman, 37, of Harper Heights, was sentenced to eight years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
A federal jury found Pittman guilty on May 5, 2025, following a one-day trial. During the trial, evidence proved that on April 26, 2023, Pittman was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by Beckley Police officers in Beckley. While the vehicle was stopped, officers found a Taurus G2C 9mm pistol with a chambered round and an extended magazine containing 32 rounds in the vehicle.
Pittman knew he was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of his prior felony conviction for robbery in the first degree in Raleigh County Circuit Court on June 2, 2015. His criminal history includes prior convictions for conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery, domestic battery, and unlawful assault.
United States Attorney Moore Capito commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Beckley Police Department. Chief United States District Judge Frank W. Volk imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorneys Brian D. Parsons and Joshua Hanks prosecuted the case.
Pittman’s sentence reflects the severity of his crime and his history of violent offenses. The community will be safer with him behind bars.
A copy of this press release is available on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 5:23-cr-169.
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Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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