CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Jared Tyrone Cooke, of
Charlotte, North Carolina, has admitted to using a firearm during a crime of
violence, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Cooke, age 24, pled guilty to one count of “Use of a Firearm
During a Crime of Violence.” He admitted to brandishing a 12-gauge shotgun
during a robbery in January 2017 in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Cooke faces not less than seven years incarceration and a
fine of up to $250,000. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual
sentence imposed will be based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the
prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Zelda E. Wesley is prosecuting the
case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives, the Mon Metro Drug & Violent Crimes Task Force, a HIDTA-funded
initiative, and the Morgantown Police Department investigated.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.
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