Two Plead Guilty to Firearms Violations

TYLER — Two East Texas men have pleaded guilty in federal court in Tyler to firearms violations. Michael Shane Donald, 42, of Kilgore, and Scott Randall Terry, 39, of Gilmer, Texas, both pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles Everingham, IV. Both face up to 10 years in federal prison at sentencing. Sentencing dates have not been set.

According to federal prosecutors, in May, Donald and Terry were in Upshur County when both were discovered to be in possession of a sawed-off shotgun with an obliterated serial number. Further investigation revealed that both men were convicted felons, Donald having been found guilty of assault, family violence in 2004 in Upshur County, and Terry having been convicted of possession of a controlled substance in 2007 in Upshur County. Convicted felons are prohibited from owning or possessing firearms or ammunition. The men were indicted by a federal grand jury in July and charged with federal firearms violations.