Anderson County Man Guilty of Federal Gun Violations
Posted/updated on: June 5, 2011 at 6:26 pm
TYLER – A 34-year-old Palestine man has pleaded guilty to federal gun violations. James Emil Hanson pleaded guilty in Tyler on June 2 to possession of an unregistered firearm before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love. According to information presented in court, on Oct. 1, 2009, Hanson was found in possession of an unregistered firearm. He was indicted by a federal grand jury on Feb. 2, 2011, and charged with federal violations. Hanson faces up to 10 years in federal prison at sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set.
