Source: Office of United States Attorneys
ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA – Two people have been indicted on federal firearms charges by a Grand Jury sitting in Elkins, West Virginia.
John Allen Shomo, age 52, of Coalton, West Virginia, was indicted for the straw purchase of a firearm and making a false statement in connection with the purchase of a firearm. According to court documents, Shomo bought a .40 caliber pistol from a licensed firearms dealer in Randolph County, stating on the forms that the firearm was for his personal use. Shomo purchased the firearm for an individual who was prohibited from possessing firearms due to a felony conviction.
Stacy Lynn Cave, age 40, of Elkins, West Virginia, is charged with the straw purchase of a firearm and making a false statement in connection with the purchase of a firearm. According to the indictment, Cave falsified forms to purchase a .223 caliber rifle for an individual who was prohibited from possessing firearms due to a felony conviction.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Warner is prosecuting the cases on behalf of the government.
The cases were investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives and the Mountain Region Drug Task Force.
Indictments are merely allegations, and defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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