The Denver Post is reporting that Richard E. West, 44, has been indicted on gun charges by a Denver federal grand jury. West, of New York, was arrested on July 28, 2010 during a motorcycle rally in Gunnison. It is alleged that West was in possession of a Bulldog Pug .44-caliber revolver.
It is alleged that West has a prior felony conviction of possessing a loaded firearm, making it unlawful for him to possess a weapon.
West is currently being held without bond, and faces a potential sentence of up to 10 years in the Bureau of Prisons and up to a $250,000.00 fine.
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