Dustin Allen Wayne Plants, 31, of Moundsville, West Virginia, was indicted for the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. According to court documents, Plants was found with a firearm and ammunition in Marshall County. Plants was previously convicted of two felony charges of entering of a building in Marshall County, prohibiting him from possessing firearms.
David Earl Ellis, 44, of Wheeling, West Virginia, was charged with the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. According to the indictment, Ellis is prohibited from possessing firearms because of a prior domestic violence conviction in Ohio County.
Jakob Barnes, 38, of Wheeling, West Virginia, is charged with the unlawful possession of a firearm. According to the indictment, Barnes, prohibited from having firearms because of a prior malicious assault conviction in Ohio County, had two firearms in his home.
Adam Jamal Ramadan, 28, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was indicted for the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition. According to court documents, Ramadan was found with a firearm and ammunition during a traffic stop in Ohio County. Ramadan is prohibited from possessing guns due to prior convictions for robbery, receiving stolen property, and a firearms offense.
Tomez Faulkner, 38, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is charged with the unlawful possession of a firearm. According to the indictment, Faulkner is prohibited from possessing firearms due to prior drug and aggravated assault convictions.
Assistant U.S. Attorney David Perri is prosecuting the cases on behalf of the government.
The cases were investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office; the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office; and the Wheeling Police Department.
An indictment is merely an allegation, and each defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
