Clodfelter also knew that Holcomb was prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a felony unlawful wounding conviction in 2014. Holcomb gave Clodfelter money to buy the gun, according to court records.

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<div class="m"><picture><source media="(max-width: 767px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/06/735/414/ALL_CUSTOM_FS_LOCAL_NEWS_WV_GENERAL.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/06/1470/828/ALL_CUSTOM_FS_LOCAL_NEWS_WV_GENERAL.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"><source media="(min-width: 767px)" srcset="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/06/931/524/ALL_CUSTOM_FS_LOCAL_NEWS_WV_GENERAL.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/06/1862/1048/ALL_CUSTOM_FS_LOCAL_NEWS_WV_GENERAL.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x"> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2022/06/640/320/ALL_CUSTOM_FS_LOCAL_NEWS_WV_GENERAL.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="A West Virginia woman was sentenced to two years in prison for providing a gun to a felon which was used to kill a sheriff's deputy." width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info"><div class="caption"><p><span>A West Virginia woman was sentenced to two years in prison for providing a gun to a felon which was used to kill a sheriff's deputy.</span> </p></div></div>

Nicholas County Sheriff's Deputy Thomas Edward Baker III was killed and Cpl. Joshua Ellison was wounded after responding to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/crime" target="_blank">a domestic disturbance</a> in the Birch River area last June. Holcomb, 36, was also fatally shot.

A woman was sentenced to two years in prison for providing a rifle to a felon which was used to kill a sheriff's deputy. She knew the felon was prohibited from possessing a firearm.

WV woman sentenced to 2 years in prison for providing rifle used in shooting death of sheriff's deputy

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