Huntingdon County Man Indicted For Firearms Offenses

HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Timothy Albert Brewin, age 54, of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for firearms offenses.

According to United States Attorney Gerard M. Karam, the indictment charges Brewin with possessing approximately 40 firearms as a prohibited person and possessing two sawed-off shotguns that were not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record in violation of the National Firearms Act.

The case was investigated by the Pennsylvania State Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney K. Wesley (Wes) Mishoe is prosecuting the case.

The maximum penalty under federal law for the charges against Brewin is 25 years imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, a fine, and special assessment. A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Indictments are only allegations. All persons indicted are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

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