Date: 03-02-2017

Case Style: United States of America v. Seth Shaver

Case Number: 1:16-cr-306

Judge: Claude M. Hilton

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (Fairfax County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Colleen E. García

Defendant's Attorney: Todd M. Richman and Elizabeth Ann Mullin - FPD

Description: Alexandria, VA - Warrenton Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of an Unregistered Firearm

Seth Shaver, 26, of Warrenton, pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered firearm.

According to the statement of facts filed with the plea agreement, on Aug. 24, 2016, officers of the Warrenton Police Department (WPD) responded to Shaver’s home for a report of a shooting. During a subsequent search, law enforcement recovered several firearms, including a 12-gauge pump action shotgun and two silencers.

On Oct. 22, 2016, law enforcement was again called to Shaver’s home for a report of a domestic disturbance. During a subsequent search, law enforcement recovered a semi-automatic rifle hidden in an air vent. The semi-automatic rifle was originally sold to Shaver as a pistol through a licensed federal firearms dealer. Shaver later modified the pistol into a short-barreled rifle.

Shaver faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison when sentenced on June 9. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes, as the sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the court based on the advisory Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Dana J. Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Michael B. Boxler, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) Washington Field Division; and Louis Battle, Chief of Warrenton Police, made the announcement after the plea was accepted by Senior U.S. District Judge Claude M. Hilton.

Outcome: Guilty

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