COLUMBUS, Ohio ? A Lancaster, Ohio, man was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 18 months in prison for illegally possessing firearms after being convicted of a felony offense. David Scott Scofield, 58, was also sentenced to serve three years of supervised release and pay a $15,000 fine...

INDIANAPOLIS ? Kendrick Hoggan, 27, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to court documents, on February 9, 2021, an officer with the Kokomo Police Department (KPD) stopped a...

CINCINNATI ? An Indiana man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court here today to distributing explosive materials to a person without a permit or license. A federal grand jury charged Paul Eberhard, 66, of Shelbyville, Indiana, in May 2021. The investigation began after the July 4, 2020, death...

INDIANAPOLIS ? Jayveon Majors, 19, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 38 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to theft of firearms from a federal firearms licensee. Codefendant and Jayveon?s twin brother, Tayveon Majors, also pleaded guilty to stealing firearms and was sentenced to 40...

INDIANAPOLIS ? Shaylor Goer, 46, of Indianapolis, was indicted by a federal grand jury for being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, on March 1, 2022, Goer illegally possessed a.45 caliber semiautomatic handgun. Goer has nine prior felony convictions from state...

INDIANAPOLIS ? Patrick Hancock, 42, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, on December 6, 2021, employees at a Costco in Avon called police after observing Hancock in the...