Raleigh County Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime

BECKLEY, W.Va. - Alfred Leslie Pittman, 37, of Harper Heights, was sentenced today to eight years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

A federal jury found Pittman guilty on May 5, 2025, following a one-day trial. Evidence at trial proved that on April 26, 2023, Pittman was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by Beckley Police Department officers in Beckley. During the traffic stop, officers found that Pittman possessed a Taurus G2C 9mm pistol with a chambered round and an extended magazine containing 32 rounds in the vehicle.

Federal law prohibits a person with a prior felony conviction from possessing a firearm or ammunition. Pittman knew he was prohibited from possessing a firearm because of his prior felony conviction for robbery in the first degree in Raleigh County Circuit Court on June 2, 2015.

Pittman's criminal history also includes prior convictions for conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery, domestic battery, and unlawful assault.

United States Attorney Moore Capito made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Beckley Police Department.

Chief United States District Judge Frank W. Volk imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorneys Brian D. Parsons and Joshua Hanks prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACERLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. by searching for Case No. 5:23-cr-169.

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