Upshur County Man Sentenced for Interstate Threats and Firearms Charges (DOJ)

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Bobby Cobb, age 55, of Buckhannon, West Virginia was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison for making interstate threats and the unlawful possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.

Over a period of several weeks, Cobb sent a series of by text messages and emails to an individual threatening to injure and kill the victim, her family members, and friends. Officers executed a search warrant on Cobb's home and seized a shotgun. Cobb has a previous conviction of domestic violence, prohibiting him from possessing firearms.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Cogar prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Upshur County Sheriff's Office; and the Mountain Region Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.

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 repel the invasion of illegal immigration.

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