Middleton Man Sentenced to 2 Years of Probation for Illegal Gun Possession

Press Release on August 13, 2020

MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Tahjmalyk Porter, 24, Middleton, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James Peterson to two years of probation for being a felon in possession of a...

Mission Man Sentenced for Firearm Charge

Press Release on August 11, 2020

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on August 10, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court. Bryan Herman, age 55, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison,...

St. Paul Hotel Fire Determined Intentionally Set

News Release on August 11, 2020

ST. PAUL, Minn. ? ??The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, along with the St. Paul Fire Department, St. Paul Police Department and the Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division, today made a final determination that the downtown St. Paul hotel construction site, destroyed on...

Minneapolis Man Charged With Illegally Possessing a Firearm

Press Release on August 7, 2020

United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a criminal complaint charging DESHAWN TYRONE BRAZIEL, 35, with one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. A preliminary and detention hearing on this charge is scheduled for August 10, before Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright, in...

Onalaska Felon Sentenced to 69 Months for Possessing Firearm

Press Release on August 7, 2020

MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Curtis Green, 39, Onalaska, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 57 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon, and an...

Rapid City Man Charged in Multiple Robberies

Press Release on August 5, 2020

United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man was charged in federal district court with five counts of Interference with Commerce by Robbery, also known as the Hobbs Act. Michael Daker, age 58, was charged on July 23, 2020. Daker appeared before U.S....

Chippewa Falls Felon Sentenced to 42 Months for Possessing a Firearm

Press Release on August 3, 2020

MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Joshua Reedy, 26, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, was sentenced Friday, July 31 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 42 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. This...