CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man is facing up to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a federal gun charge.
Markus Davis, 39, entered his guilty plea to a single-count indictment charging him with illegally possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.
Davis was pulled over on Virginia Street in Charleston on February 22, 2017, when officers with the Charleston Police Department found a stolen, loaded Taurus handgun in his pants.
Under federal law, Davis was prohibited from possessing any firearm due to previous felony convictions.
This is not Davis’ first run-in with the law. He was previously convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in 2011 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Additionally, Davis was convicted of first-degree robbery in 2004 in Kanawha County Circuit Court.
Davis faces up to 10 years in federal prison when he is sentenced on November 1, 2017.
The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Charleston Police Department.
Assistant United States Attorney Haley Bunn is in charge of the prosecution.
The case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, a nationwide commitment to reduce gun crime in the United States by networking existing local programs targeting gun crime.
Defendant: Markus Davis
Criminal Charge: Felon in Possession of a Firearm
City and State: Charleston, West Virginia
Exact Date: February 22, 2017 (traffic stop), November 1, 2017 (sentencing)
Sentence: Up to 10 years in federal prison
Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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