Charleston Man Sentenced for Federal Gun Crime (DOJ)

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Victor Lynn Jarrett, 74, of Charleston, was sentenced today to five years of federal probation for dealing firearms without a license.

According to court documents and statements made in court, between May 2019 and March 2023, Jarrett purchased at least 79 firearms from licensed retailers and sold at least 72 of those firearms to others to make a profit. As part of his guilty plea, Jarrett admitted that he did not buy the firearms for his own personal collection, he did not have the required license when he sold them, and he sold them either from his Charleston residence or at various locations in the Charleston area.

Investigators determined that Jarrett sold firearms at locations including a gas station on the East End, a flea market near Capital High School, and from his truck parked on the side of the road in Kanawha City. Several of the firearms Jarrett purchased were recovered by law enforcement at local crime scenes.

United States Attorney Moore Capito made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).

United States District Judge Thomas E. Johnston imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Lesley C. Shamblin prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACERLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. by searching for Case No. 2:25-cr-162.

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