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Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Shooting at Pittsburgh Club

William Samuels, 57, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting Tyler Neff five times at Club Pittsburgh in November 2024.

2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 18, 2026, 5:30 p.m. ET

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 27, 2026, 10:52 p.m. ET
William Samuels, 57, was to on August 18, 2026, for shooting Tyler Neff five times at Club Pittsburgh on Penn Avenue in the Strip District on the morning of Nov. 22, 2024, according to wpxi.com and wmbfnews.com. Samuels had pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and simple assault, as reported by wpxi.com. The sentence was handed down in a district court proceeding, according to official records. The investigation was conducted by the Myrtle Beach Police Department, as reported by wmbfnews.com.

Earlier reports

  1. Aug 18, 2026, 5:30 p.m. ETFirst report

    Charleston Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Ammunition Charge

    William Curtis Atwell, 52, of Charleston, West Virginia, pleaded guilty on August 18, 2026, to possession of ammunition by a prohibited person, according to records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. The case remains open and developing as sentencing is pending.

    According to official court records in Case No. 2:26-cr-27, Atwell possessed three Winchester .410-gauge shotgun shells in Charleston on January 23, 2026. He was prohibited from possessing ammunition or firearms due to a prior felony conviction for wanton endangerment in Kanawha County Circuit Court on July 10, 2017. Court documents state Atwell admitted selling the ammunition and a firearm assembled using a 10.75-inch metal pipe to a confidential informant, demonstrating how to fire it behind a business on Charleston's West Side, and selling the informant an explosive pipe bomb.

    United States Attorney Moore Capito announced the guilty plea, which was entered in a hearing presided over by United States District Judge Irene C. Berger. Assistant United States Attorney JC MacCallum is prosecuting the case. Atwell is scheduled for sentencing on January 13, 2027, where he faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.

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