(WNY News Now) – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a 39-year-old from Jamestown, NY, with being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of methamphetamine. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A. Violanti, who is handling the case stated that according to the indictment and a previously filed complaint, on the morning of December 14, 2022, a Jamestown Police officer observed Steven Glover, Sr., 39, in a vehicle. The officer knew that Glover was suspended from driving. The officer stopped the vehicle and made contact with Glover, who immediately advised that he had a pipe on his person. Glover then handed over a glass pipe that contained what appeared to be methamphetamine residue inside. Glover was detained and a search of the vehicle recovered a digital scale with white crystal residue and a pistol. Glover was charged in New York State Court and released on bail.
On February 22, 2023, a Jamestown Police officer observed Glover in the passenger seat of another vehicle and was aware of his outstanding charges. The officer stopped the vehicle and observed drug paraphernalia a plastic bag containing suspected methamphetamine. Glover was again taken into custody. In 2019, Glover was convicted of a felony in Chautauqua County Court and is legally prohibited from possessing a firearm.
Glover was arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy and detained.
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