Abingdon, VIRGINIA – Billy Wayne Page, a convicted felon
currently on federal supervised release for a previous federal conviction, was
sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Abingdon to 81 months for illegally
possessing firearms and violating the terms of his supervised release. United
States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen made the announcement following Page’s
sentencing hearing today.
Page, 42, of Pound, Va., was convicted in June 2019 on one
count of illegal possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon. In
addition, the court found today he violated the terms of his supervised release
stemming from a 2013 federal conviction for illegally possessing firearms.
“Unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon is a
serious federal crime and one that this office has made a priority,” U.S.
Attorney Cullen stated today. “We will
continue to work closely with our federal, state, and local partners to
identify potential cases and send offenders to federal prison.”
Court documents entered into the record prior to Page’s
hearing recount the defendant’s lengthy criminal history dating back to the mid
1990s. Documents show convictions for stealing guns and valuables, vehicle
theft, probation violations, breaking and entering at both a local high school
and two local businesses, and drug possession.
Page also admitted to witness tampering. In 2003, he was convicted as an
armed career criminal for his illegal possession of firearms.
The investigation of the case was conducted by Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Federal Bureau of
Investigations and the Pound, Virginia Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Cagle Juhan prosecuted
the case for the United States.
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