Matthew Harris England, 38, of Meadow Bridge, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of an unregistered short-barreled shotgun.
According to court documents and statements made in court, on April 3, 2023, law enforcement responded to reports of a domestic disturbance at England’s residence in Meadow Bridge.
When law enforcement entered the residence, they found and seized a Savage model Stevens 94F 20-gauge shotgun with a modified and shortened barrel and a modified and shortened stock on a chair in the living room. England was arrested and told officers he knew the firearm was in the residence and that the length of its barrel appeared to be illegal.
The short-barreled shotgun was not registered to England in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record as required by federal law. Federal law also prohibits a person with a prior felony conviction from possessing a firearm or ammunition.
England knew he was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of his prior felony conviction for aiding and abetting the possession of stolen firearms in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on May 9, 2014.
England is scheduled to be sentenced on January 24, 2025, and faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine.
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