A Wayne County woman has been sentenced, to 12 months and one
day in federal prison for her role in helping a convicted felon acquire five
firearms from a Huntington
Brittany Amanda Hewlett, 25, was sentenced in U.S District Court
in Huntington
In May, Hewlett pleaded guilty to making a false statement in
acquisition of a firearm.
Court documents say on Feb. 26, Hewlett and 45-year-old Estill
Timothy Slone went to a Huntington
Hewlett completed a federally required form, and claimed that
she was buying the guns for herself when, in fact, the guns were for Slone.
Hewlett had previously agreed to buy the guns, understanding
that they would be given to Slone who was legally prohibited from buying or
possessing guns.
On March 4, when Hewlett and Slone returned to the pawn shop to
finalize the gun purchase, an undercover federal agent was present and posed as
the sales clerk.
Agents arrested Slone in the store parking lot.
Both were indicted by a federal grand jury in late March.
Slone was prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a 1996
rape conviction in Ohio
Slone's case is pending in federal court.
