Upshur County man sentenced for interstate threats and firearms charges

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A Buckhannon man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after sending text messages and emails threatening to kill a woman, her family members and her friends, according to U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.

Bobby Cobb, 55, was sentenced for making interstate threats and the unlawful possession of a firearm, a press release states.

Over a period of several weeks, Cobb sent a series of text messages and emails to an individual threatening to injure and kill the victim, her family members and friends. Officers executed a search warrant on Cobb’s home and seized a shotgun. Cobb has a previous conviction of domestic violence, prohibiting him from possessing firearms.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Cogar prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office; and the Mountain Region Drug Task Force, a HIDTA-funded initiative, investigated.

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Chief U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Kleeh presided.

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