FORT WAYNE – The Acting United States Attorney for the
Northern District of Indiana, Clifford D. Johnson, announces that Christian D.
Shelton, 39, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was sentenced before Chief District Court
Judge Theresa Springmann to a total of 240 months imprisonment and a term of
supervised release of 2 years.
On June 4, 2015, at the conclusion of his jury trial, the
jury returned verdicts of guilty on all three counts of the Indictment for
violations of maintaining a drug involved premises, possessing a firearm in
furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of a
firearm.
According to documents in this case, from October 26, 2012,
through November 19, 2012, Shelton maintained a premises for the purpose of
manufacturing, distributing and using controlled substances. On November 19, 2012, he knowingly possessed
a firearm in furtherance of maintaining a drug involved premises, and on that
same date he knowingly possessed a firearm and ammunition after previously being
convicted of felony offenses on July 21, 2003.
This investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol
Tobacco Firearms and Explosives and the Fort Wayne Police Department. This case was handled by Assistant United
States Attorney Anthony W. Geller.
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