Man sentenced to prison for unlawful firearm possession after shooting guns on private property

WHEELING, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One man has been sentenced to prison for unlawful firearm possession.

According to U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld, Joshua Anthony Doty, age 37, of Steubenville, Ohio, was sentenced last week to 46 months for the unlawful possession of a firearm.

According to court documents and statements made in court, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources was investigating multiple reports of hunting violations on private property in Brooke County.

Officers found a video depicting Doty and a juvenile shooting guns at standing water on property owned by a coal company in Windsor Heights.

Doty, who’s been convicted of multiple felonies and domestic violence, is prohibited from having firearms but admitted to having the shotgun used to fire the shots.

Doty will also be required to report for three years of supervised release following his prison sentence.