Stephen Simmons, 41, of Nitro, was sentenced Tuesday, September 12, to three years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of an unregistered machine gun in Federal Court in Huntington. United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers imposed the sentence.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on January 3, 2023, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Simmons’ 32nd Street residence in Nitro. Officers seized…