BECKLEY, W.Va. – A local man has been sentenced to prison for federal gun crime.
Quantel O. Saunders, 29, of Beckley, was sentenced today to three years and ten months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to federal law.
On September 19, 2022, law enforcement officers observed Saunders with a firearm tucked in the front of his waistband outside a service station on the 200 block of North Eisenhower Drive in Beckley. Officers stopped Saunders as he was entering his vehicle and recovered a Ruger-57 5.7x28mm handgun from the driver’s side floorboard of the vehicle. Saunders admitted to the officers that he possessed the firearm.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Saunders knew he was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of his prior felony convictions for possession of a firearm by a prohibited carrier and three counts of wanton endangerment with a firearm in Raleigh County Circuit Court on August 3, 2015.
United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the United States Marshals Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
United States District Judge Frank W. Volk imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Brian Parsons 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.
Mandatory Facts:
- Defendant: Quantel O. Saunders
- Criminal Charges: Being a felon in possession of a firearm
- City and State: Beckley, West Virginia
- Date: No specific date mentioned, but the crime occurred on September 19, 2022, and the sentencing occurred on an unspecified date.
- Sentence: Three years and ten months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.
Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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