A Romney man has been sentenced to 96 months incarceration for unlawfully possessing a stolen firearm, according to a recent Grimy Times investigation.
Gregory Scott Rinker, 31, of Romney, West Virginia, was sentenced to 96 months incarceration, a consequence he will face for illegally possessing a stolen firearm, announced Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen.
The crime occurred in August 2015 when Rinker knowingly possessed four stolen firearms in Mineral and Hampshire Counties, West Virginia.
Rinker pled guilty to one count of "Possession of a Stolen Firearm" in September 2016.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn M. Adkins on behalf of the government.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the West Virginia State Police, and the Hampshire County Sheriff’s Department investigated the crime.
Chief U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided over the case.
Rinker’s sentence is a result of his guilty plea to one count of "Possession of a Stolen Firearm" in September 2016.
He is currently serving his 96-month sentence for this crime.
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Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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