Big Stone Gap Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm, Agrees to 8 to 12 Years in Prison
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Virginia announced that Jeremy Michael Boggs, 45, of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, pled guilty last week to one count of possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony. Boggs, who has a history of drug distribution, has agreed to be sentenced to a term of imprisonment between eight and twelve years.
According to court documents, on January 7, 2026, law enforcement received a call for trespassing at an apartment building in Wise, Virginia. Officers located Boggs in the laundry room of the apartment building and learned he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest. As officers searched Boggs incident to that arrest, an officer found an empty holster on his belt; wrapped inside a jacket Boggs had been wearing, officers found a loaded Smith and Wesson revolver, and in one of the jacket pockets a bag containing nine additional rounds of ammunition.
Boggs was prohibited from possessing firearms due to at least four previous felony convictions in Virginia and Tennessee, including for drug distribution and aggravated assault. The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Wise Police Department, and the Wise County Sheriff's Office, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Corey Hall. The announcement was made by First Assistant United States Attorney Robert N. Tracci and Anthony Spotswood, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF Washington Division. (Source: U.S. Department of Justice)
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
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