N.C. U.S. Attorney: Craven County Man Who Shot Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
May 07, 2024
May 07, 2024
NEW BERN, North Carolina, May 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release:
Robert Joseph Westrup, 43, of Craven County, was sentenced today to the statutory maximum of 120 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a felon in connection with the shooting of a Craven County Sheriff's deputy on October 1, 2021. The shooting left the deputy paralyzed from the waist down. Westrup pled guilty on November 3, 2023.< . . .
Robert Joseph Westrup, 43, of Craven County, was sentenced today to the statutory maximum of 120 months in prison for possession of a firearm by a felon in connection with the shooting of a Craven County Sheriff's deputy on October 1, 2021. The shooting left the deputy paralyzed from the waist down. Westrup pled guilty on November 3, 2023.< . . .