MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Two men have been sentenced for firearms violations in separate cases in the Eastern Panhandle, according to an announcement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia.
Kevin Nicholas Munroe, 32, of Martinsburg, W.Va., was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for the unlawful possession of a firearm and violating an interstate protection order. Court documents revealed that West Virginia State Police were investigating a shooting incident that led them to Munroe, who had an active domestic violence protective order filed against him in Los Angeles, California. Despite being prohibited from possessing firearms, Munroe was found with a .45 caliber revolver in Martinsburg. He will also serve three years of supervised release following his prison term.
Mario Adonte Crawley, 52, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm. During a traffic stop in Kearneysville, W.Va., a search of Crawley’s vehicle uncovered a loaded 9mm handgun. Crawley is prohibited from possessing firearms due to previous convictions for assault, obstructing justice, and armed robbery in Virginia and the District of Columbia. He will also serve three years of supervised release after completing his prison sentence.
The cases were prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kyle Kane and Lara Omps-Botteicher.
