Carthage Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Michael Ringer, 49, of Carthage, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
According to court records, on August 17, 2018, the Wilton Police Department responded to the scene of a 911 call regarding a threatening with a firearm and shots fired report. Officers learned that Ringer, a convicted felon, was intoxicated and had gotten into an argument at a social gathering. Several individuals at the gathering had seen the defendant with a handgun. By the time officers arrived, the defendant had left. The following day, officers found the defendant at his home. A subsequent search of the defendant’s residence resulted in the seizure of a pistol belonging to the defendant.
The defendant faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Wilton Police Department.
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