Andrew Allen Arnold, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, West Virginia 2021

BECKLEY, W.Va. — On February 7, 2019, a law enforcement officer in West Virginia responded to a reported domestic disturbance at a White Sulphur Springs convenience store. The officer encountered Andrew Allen Arnold, 35, of White Sulphur Springs, engaged in an altercation with a woman. Arnold denied possessing any weapons when questioned by the officer, who then searched Arnold and found a loaded Charter Arms Shelton, CT .38-caliber pistol with an obliterated serial number in Arnold’s right front pants pocket.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Arnold admitted that he knew he was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of his felony conviction for eluding in the Circuit Court of Allegheny County, Virginia, on March 4, 2016. Federal law prohibits a person with a prior felony conviction from possessing a firearm or ammunition.

On [no mention of date] in the courtroom, United States District Judge Frank W. Volk imposed a sentence of four years and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, on Andrew Allen Arnold for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the White Sulphur Springs Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Andy Isabell and former Assistant United States Attorney Patrick J. Jeffrey prosecuted the case.

The case, 5:21-cr-197, was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the White Sulphur Springs Police Department. A copy of this press release is located 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. 5:21-cr-197.

Andrew Allen Arnold, 35, of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, was sentenced to four years and three months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm. This sentence is the result of a federal investigation.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a program that brings together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and make neighborhoods safer for everyone.

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