Amanda Renee Taylor, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, West Virginia 2017

A 40-year-old Dunbar woman found herself on the wrong side of the law after pleading guilty to a federal gun charge, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto.

Amanda Renee Taylor, 40, entered her guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison.

Taylor admitted that on February 7, 2017, she possessed two firearms: a Lorcin .380 caliber pistol and a High Standard .22 caliber revolver.

Taylor further admitted that she stole mail and possessed methamphetamine and counterfeit money found when she was arrested.

Taylor was prohibited from possessing any firearms under federal law because of a 2009 felony drug conviction in Kanawha County Circuit Court.

The investigation was conducted by the United States Postal Inspection Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.

Assistant United States Attorney Meredith George Thomas is in charge of the prosecution.

The plea hearing was held before United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a nationwide commitment to reduce gun crime in the United States by networking with existing local programs targeting gun crime.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdwv/pr/dunbar-felon-pleads-guilty-federal-gun-crime