Man Sentenced for Firearms Violations
Posted/updated on: January 27, 2011 at 3:45 pm
MARSHALL — A Gregg County man has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms violations. Michael Shane Donald, 42, of Kilgore, pleaded guilty on last November to being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced yesterday to 120 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge T. John Ward.
According to federal prosecutors, on May 24, 2010, Donald was found to be in possession of a sawed-off shotgun with an obliterated serial number in Upshur County, Texas. Further investigation revealed Donald was a convicted felon, having been found guilty of assault, family violence in 2004 in Upshur County. Convicted felons are prohibited by federal law from owning or possessing firearms or ammunition. Donald was indicted by a federal grand jury last July and charged with federal firearms violations.
