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Gun Crime Lands Charleston Man in Prison
A Charleston man, Thomas McNeil Hedrick II, 36, has been sentenced to five years and 11 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on November 26, 2023, Hedrick entered a Shrewsbury residence looking for his girlfriend while armed with a Ruger model AR-556 semi-automatic rifle loaded with a 60-round drum magazine and equipped with a bipod.
While in the residence, Hedrick repeatedly pointed the rifle at his girlfriend and others while demanding that his girlfriend leave with him.
Hedrick admitted that he knew he was prohibited from possessing firearms, and that he sought to conceal the loaded semi-automatic rifle under his jacket when he entered and left the residence.
Hedrick further admitted that surveillance video at the residence captured his actions.
Federal law prohibits a person with a prior felony conviction from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Hedrick knew he was prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition because of his prior felony conviction for wanton endangerment in Kanawha County Circuit Court on March 1, 2022.
Hedrick has a criminal history that also includes prior convictions for domestic assault, violation of a protective order, possession of a controlled substance, and being a person prohibited from possessing firearms.
United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office.
Chief United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorneys JC MacCallum and Alexander A. Redmon 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.
Hedrick was sentenced to five years and 11 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
He was prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition because of his prior felony conviction for wanton endangerment in Kanawha County Circuit Court on March 1, 2022.
The case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program aimed at reducing violent crime and gun violence.
A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:24-cr-56.
Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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