Grant County Woman Admits to Firearms Charge

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - June Catherine Blanchek, 44, of Petersburg, West Virginia, has admitted to the unlawful possession of a firearm.

According to court documents, Blanchek was on supervised release for a methamphetamine conviction in the Northern District of West Virginia, a charge that prohibits her from having firearms. United States Probation Officers were on a routine visit at Blanchek's home and found a pistol in her bedroom.

Blanchek faces up to 15 years in federal prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen Warner is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigated.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael John Aloi presided.