SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the
Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man has been
sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing ammunition.
Tony L. Friend, 45, of Springfield, was sentenced by U.S. District
Judge Richard E. Dorr on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 to four years and nine months
in federal prison without parole.
On Sept. 12, 2012 Friend pleaded guilty to being a felon in
possession of ammunition. Law enforcement officers, who identified Friend
during an investigation into the deaths of Russell and Rebecca Porter of
Willard, Mo., seized three shotgun shells when they executed a search warrant
at Friend's residence on May 23, 2012.
Under federal law, it is illegal for anyone who has been convicted
of a felony to be in possession of any firearm or ammunition. Friend has prior
felony convictions for unlawful use of a weapon and domestic assault.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Gary
Milligan. It was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives and the Greene County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department.
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