Ohio Man Sentenced on Gun Charge
| U.S. Attorney’s Office November 09, 2009 |
HUNTINGTON, WV—An Ohio man was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm. Ahmad J. Broadnax, 30, of Toledo, Ohio, previously pled guilty in August 2009, admitting he had possessed a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol and a loaded .22 caliber revolver on January 23, 2009. Broadnax was prohibited from possessing the firearms by virtue of two felony convictions in Ohio for Possession of Crack Cocaine and Grand Theft - Motor Vehicle. The firearms were discovered by law enforcement authorities during the execution of a state search warrant. The West Virginia State Police, Huntington Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives jointly conducted the investigation. Assistant United States Attorney Lisa G. Johnston handled the prosecution. United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers presided over the proceedings.
DETROIT DRUG DEALER SENTENCED TO PRISON
CHARLESTON, WV—Gino Andrea Washington, also known as Kevin Franklin Colbert, 37, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin to 37 months’ imprisonment for distribution of cocaine base. Washington previously pled guilty in August 2009, admitting to the crime. The conviction stems from an investigation conducted by the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT). On May 6, 2009, Washington was arrested after he distributed $100 of crack cocaine to a confidential informant working at the direction of the Task Force. At the time of arrest, Washington produced a Michigan driver’s license bearing his photograph but the “Colbert” alias. Detectives became suspicious and, through additional investigation, determined his true identity. The investigation revealed that Washington traveled to West Virginia from Canada with a female companion to sell drugs, including crack and oxycodone. His companion, Tiffany Lynn Wilson, is a citizen of Canada. Wilson is scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow.