A Huntington couple was sentenced to federal prison for illegal firearm possession, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin.
Steven Ray Pauley, 32, of Huntington, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Pauley previously pleaded guilty September 2012.
Last year, authorities arrested Pauley after they saw him outside of Coaches Inn Motel in West Huntington with a gun.
In 2003, Pauley was convicted of first degree robbery in Cabell County, according to court documents.
Pauley's wife and co-defendant, Molly Sue Pauley, 41, of Huntington, was sentenced to three years and two months in prison for aiding and abetting a felon in possession of a firearm.
Molly Pauley previously pleaded guilty in September 2012.
She admitted to owning the gun and giving it to him, despite the fact that he is a convicted felon.
She was also prohibited from having a gun due prior felony convictions.
The investigation was handled by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Huntington Police Department River Cities Gun Crimes Task Force.
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