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Stolen Firearms and Meth Ring Busted in WV
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – A pair of women from Upshur and Barbour counties have been sentenced for their roles in a stolen firearms and methamphetamine operation, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Lisa Kay Knight, 25, of Buckhannon, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for her role in the conspiracy. Knight pleaded guilty in December 2017 to one count of ‘Conspiracy to Possess Stolen Firearms.’ She admitted to conspiring with others to steal, possess, barter and sell firearms for money and methamphetamine in Upshur County and elsewhere from October 2016 to September 2017.
Carla Denise Jones, 56, of Volga, received three years of probation for her role in the operation. Jones pleaded guilty in March 2018 to one count of ‘Unlawful Possession of Firearm.’ She admitted to possessing two pistols, two rifles, and a shotgun in Barbour County in February 2017, despite being a person prohibited from possessing a firearm.
The cases were investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives, the Mountain Region Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, the Greater Harrison Drug & Violent Crime Task Force, the West Virginia State Police, Upshur County Sheriff’s Office, Lewis County Sheriff’s Office, the Buckhannon Police Department, and the Weston Police Department.
The investigation was funded in part by the federal Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Program (OCDETF). The OCDETF program provides critical federal funding and coordination that allows federal and state agencies to work together to successfully identify, investigate, and prosecute major interstate and international drug trafficking organizations and other criminal enterprises.
The cases were brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that has been historically successful in bringing together all levels of law enforcement to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey presided over the sentencing hearings.
Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Weapons|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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