MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Dylan Michael Ward, of Hagerstown, Maryland, was sentenced today to six months of incarceration for a firearms conspiracy, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.
Ward, 23, pleaded guilty in December 2021 to one count of “Conspiracy.” Ward admitted to working with others to purchase and transport firearms illegally across state lines from West Virginia into Maryland. The crimes occurred in March and April of 2021 in Berkeley County and elsewhere.
Ward was also ordered to pay a fine of $13,356.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Omps-Botteicher prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigated.
U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.