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CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Benjamin Carter, 31, of Charleston, West Virginia, was sentenced Monday by Chief United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin to three years probation for being an unlawful drug user in possession of a firearm.
Carter pled guilty to the federal gun charge in August 2009. During a search of Carter's apartment on August 1, 2008, Charleston Police officers found two firearms. Carter admitted to the officers that he used marijuana.
Federal law prohibits the possession of firearms and ammunition by unlawful users of controlled substances; those addicted to a controlled substances; those subject to a final protective order; those convicted of crimes of domestic violence; fugitives from justice; those who have renounced US citizenship; felons; those who have been adjudicated mentally defective or who have been committed to a mental institution; those dishonorably discharged from the armed services; and illegal aliens.
The investigation was conducted by the Charleston Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston handled the prosecution.
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