Kevin Wayne Britton, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, West Virginia 2024

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Kevin Wayne Britton, 54, of Danville, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

The sentence, which will be followed by three years of supervised release, was handed down by Senior United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr., on February 26, 2024.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on September 1, 2023, Britton sold a Savage model 67F 12-gauge shotgun and a Hoban Manufacturing model 45 .22-caliber rifle for $250 to a confidential informant in the South Charleston area. Britton also sold 1,000 rounds of .22-caliber ammunition to the confidential informant the previous day.

Federal law prohibits a person with a prior felony conviction from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Britton knew he was prohibited from possessing firearms because of his prior felony conviction for obstruction of justice in United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on November 15, 2012.

United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

Assistant United States Attorney Troy D. Adams prosecuted the case. This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

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