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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Acting U.S. Attorney Troy Revetti announced Monday that a man from McKeesport pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing a firearm unlawfully. Forty-nine-year-old Richard L. Edwards, Jr. had numerous rounds of ammunition as well as four firearms in his house on August 9th, 2024 after the Westmoreland County Adult Probation conducted a search of it. According to Revetti, Edwards will remain in custody and the law provides for fifteen years in jail, a fine of $250,000, or both. Edwards will be sentenced on July 8th, 2025.