Violent Felon Sentenced for Gun Crime

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Martinsburg, West Virginia man with a violent criminal past was sentenced for a firearms conviction, West Virginia, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.

Ryan Dontrez Lynn, 37, of Martinsburg, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for the unlawful possession of a firearm. Officers received a domestic dispute complaint at Lynn's home. When Berkeley County Sheriff's Deputies responded, Lynn sped away in his vehicle. Officers conducted a traffic stop and found a firearm in the car, along with drugs and $860. The firearm had an obliterated serial number. Lynn has a criminal history that includes robbery, assault, and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Lynn was on supervised release for a firearms conviction at the time of this offense.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle Kane prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office investigated.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime, and to repel the invasion of illegal immigration.

U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.