Jason Douglas MaComber, a 52-year-old resident of St. Albans, West Virginia, has pleaded guilty to federal charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The plea was entered in Charleston on February 4, 2025.
Court documents and statements revealed that MaComber was found with a Remington model 870 Wingmaster 12-gauge shotgun on June 12, 2023, in St. Albans. Under federal law, individuals with prior felony convictions are prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition. MaComber had previous felony convictions for possession of dangerous drugs/controlled substances (November 20, 2007), possession of a firearm by a felon (June 24, 2014), and illegal firearm transportation (July 1, 2019) in San Bernardino County Superior Court in California.
The shotgun discovered in MaComber's possession had been modified with a shortened barrel and was not registered to him as required by the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.
MaComber is set to be sentenced on April 22, 2025. He faces up to 15 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine up to $250,000.
United States Attorney Will Thompson announced the plea and praised the investigative efforts of the South Charleston Police Department along with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin presided over the hearing while Assistant United States Attorney JC MacCallum is handling prosecution duties.
This case falls under Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), an initiative designed to reduce violent crime and gun violence through collaboration between law enforcement agencies and community organizations. The Department launched an enhanced violent crime reduction strategy for PSN on May 26, 2021.
Further details can be accessed via the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia website or through PACER by searching Case No. 2:24-cr-148.