Charles C. Ansley, Jr., Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, West Virginia 2017

A 37-year-old Wheeling man has been sentenced to 24 months incarceration for unlawful possession of a firearm.

Charles C. Ansley, Jr. was sentenced this week to 24 months incarceration for unlawful possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Ansley, age 37, pled guilty to one count of ‘Unlawful Possession of a Firearm’ in February 2018. Ansley, having previously been convicted of burglary in Commons Pleas Court in Lucas County, Ohio, admitted to possessing a .22 caliber revolver in Ohio County on August 2017.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen L. Vogrin prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Wheeling Police Department investigated.

The case was presided over by U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey.

A 37-year-old Wheeling man has been sentenced to 24 months incarceration for unlawful possession of a firearm. The sentence was handed down this week, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.

Ansley’s unlawful possession of a firearm charge stemmed from an incident in August 2017. At that time, Ansley was found to be in possession of a .22 caliber revolver in Ohio County.

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