Joshua Lee Atwood, 229-AFO, #leadpipeguy

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Sentence

Sentenced to 48 months by District Judge Randolph Moss in Washington. The judge also ordered Atwood to serve 36 months of supervised release and to pay $2,000 in restitution.

Criminal History

In October 2010, Atwood was arrested for disorderly conduct in Franklin, Indiana. He was convicted of that charge in 2011 and sentenced to 30 days in jail. According to Probation, Atwood joined two other men that struck one victim and kicked down the door of a witness’ neighbor.

In June 2011, Atwood was arrested for two counts of recklessly endangering another person, two counts of aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and two counts of simple assault in McDonald, Pennsylvania. Atwood ultimately pled guilty in 2012 and was convicted of recklessly endangering another person and sentenced to 24 months’ probation. According to McDonald Police Department records, when repossession men knocked on Atwood’s door regarding a motorcycle, Atwood answered the door, went back inside the residence, then returned and exited the residence with a gun. Atwood shot the ground, then pointed the gun at one of the repossession men.

In 2021, just one month after committing his criminal conduct on January 6, Atwood was arrested, plead guilty to, and was sentenced to fines and costs for disorderly conduct in Hanover, Pennsylvania. According to Hanover Township Police Department records, Atwood was involved in an altercation with an officer during a traffic accident investigation. The investigating officer noticed a strong smell of marijuana emanating from Atwood’s vehicle, and Atwood claimed he did not know what marijuana smells like. Atwood proceeded to berate law enforcement as they attempted to relocate the involved vehicles and claimed officers were just “following orders like the Jews did when they entered concentration camps[,]” which prompted an argument between Atwood and a tow truck operator, who was Jewish. An officer was forced to break up the conflict. Police later secured a search warrant for the vehicle and discovered marijuana and a glass pipe.

As noted above, Atwood has a pending felony case in Chester, West Virginia. According to Chester Police Department records, on April 28, 2023, Atwood and a male victim working at a restaurant in Chester got into an argument. During the argument, Atwood grabbed a handful of cash bills out of the register, then attempted to leave with the money. When the victim attempted to stop Atwood, the two men got into a fight, during which Atwood dropped a concealed handgun. Atwood pulled out a concealed knife and stabbed the victim. Atwood then retrieved his dropped handgun and fled from the restaurant. In connection with the Chester incident, law enforcement checked Atwood’s address on record, but it appeared that no one was residing at that address. It took law enforcement several weeks to ultimately locate Atwood at a different address, and the effort required the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force.

When Atwood was arrested in this case, he was eventually located —not at his residence of record—but a different residence that law enforcement first became aware of during his 2023 arrest. During a search of this residence, law enforcement discovered marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and alcohol on the premises. The search also revealed multiple firearms on the premises, including an unregistered rifle.

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