SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney
for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man
was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm that
was involved in a local shooting.
Michael A. Sheehan, 39, of Springfield, was sentenced by
U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 15 years in federal prison without
parole. Sheehan was sentenced as an armed career criminal due to his prior
felony convictions.
On Dec. 13, 2016, Sheehan pleaded guilty to being a felon in
possession of a firearm. Sheehan admitted he was in possession of a Smith and
Wesson 9mm pistol when he was arrested on May 11, 2016. Springfield police
officers located Sheehan during their investigation into an incident a few days
earlier in which Sheehan shot and injured another person. An officer removed
the firearm, which was the same firearm used in the shooting, from Sheehan’s
waistband.
Under federal law, it is illegal for anyone who has been
convicted of a felony to be in possession of any firearm or ammunition. Sheehan
has two prior felony convictions for distributing a controlled substance and a
prior felony conviction for possessing a controlled substance with the intent
to distribute.
This case was prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney
Jody Larison. It was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives and the Springfield, Mo., Police Department.
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