Two individuals have been sentenced in connection with a firearms trafficking operation in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Marcus De’Angelo Brown, 40, from Largo, Maryland, received a sentence of 137 months in federal prison for trafficking firearms and unlawful possession of a firearm. Matthew Blake Robinson, 28, from Hedgesville, West Virginia, was sentenced to 37 months for making a straw purchase of a firearm.
Authorities stated that Brown and Robinson collaborated to fraudulently buy and transfer firearms in Berkeley County and other locations. Brown was not legally allowed to possess firearms due to previous felony convictions.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lara Omps-Botteicher and Kyle Kane prosecuted the cases. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted the investigation. U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided over the proceedings.
