Marion County Man Sentenced for Firearms Charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Shawn Allen Burns, 46, of Fairmont, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 96 months in federal prison for the unlawful possession of a firearm.

According to court documents and statements made in court, a vehicle driven by Burns, also known as "Shawn Fain," was stopped by deputies from the U.S. Marshals Service because he was wanted on a state arrest warrant. The deputies discovered a handgun in the vehicle. Burns is prohibited from having firearms because of prior convictions of breaking and entering, unlawful firearms possession, domestic battery and assault, and drug possession.

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

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Warner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the United States Marshals investigated.

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