Drew Lamont Scruggs, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, West Virginia 2024

A Huntington business took a firearm off the hands of Drew Lamont Scruggs, but it was too late. The Akron, Ohio, resident was sentenced to two years and three months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Scruggs pawned a Kimber model Stainless Ultra Carry II .45-caliber pistol at the Huntington business on February 27, 2024. Scruggs admitted to possessing the firearm, and it was later determined to have been stolen at the time he possessed it.

Federal law prohibits a person with a prior felony conviction from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Scruggs knew he was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of his prior felony convictions. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter on June 25, 1997, trafficking in cocaine on April 1, 1998, and on November 12, 2012, and failure to comply with order or signal of a police officer on November 3, 2015, and on August 6, 2019, all in Summit County, Ohio, Court of Common Pleas.

United States Attorney Will Thompson commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Huntington Police Department. United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Joseph F. Adams prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence through collaboration between law enforcement and the communities they serve. The program was launched by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia on May 26, 2021.

Scruggs, 48, will serve his sentence at a federal correctional institution. His supervised release will be overseen by the U.S. Probation Office. A copy of this press release can be found 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. 3:24-cr-49.

A sentencing hearing was held on February 28, 2024. United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers presided over the hearing.

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