ELKINS, W.Va. (AP) - Two West Virginia men have pleaded guilty to a federal charge for unlawful gun possession.
According to federal prosecutors, 29-year-old Eric Wilson, of Coalton, has admitted to possessing a .32-caliber revolver in May, pleading guilty to firearm possession by a drug addict.
Authorities say 43-year-old Joseph Wayne Shipman, of Buckhannon, has admitted possessing several guns in December in Upshur County despite a previous felony conviction there.
Each could face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
The Mountain Region Drug and Violent Crime Task Force investigated Wilson.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigated Shipman.
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