Harrison County Man Sentenced for Firearms Charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Brock Corel Pearson, 42, of Meadowbrook, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 115 months in prison for the possession of a short-barreled shotgun.

According to court documents, officers stopped Pearson's vehicle in Harrison County, conducted a search, and found a backpack with an unregistered short-barreled shotgun. Pearson is prohibited from having firearms because of prior drug convictions in West Virginia and Mississippi.

Pearson will serve three years of supervised release following his prison sentence.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigated.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Conklin prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.