BOISE – A Caldwell man faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing a sawed-off shotgun, the Grimy Times has learned.
Anthony Michael Payment, 21, of Caldwell, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court in Boise to unlawfully possessing a sawed-off shotgun, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.
According to information presented in court, Payment possessed a Bay State, 20 gauge sawed-off shotgun on August 19, 2013. Probation officers and officers with the Nampa Police Department responded to a residence after learning that Payment possessed a firearm. Officers found the sawed-off shotgun and Payment was arrested a short time later.
The barrel of the shotgun measured less than twelve inches in length. The National Firearms Act requires such a shotgun to be registered if the barrel is less than eighteen inches in length.
Payment is set to be sentenced on June 3, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge at the federal courthouse in Boise. The government is also seeking forfeiture of the sawed-off shotgun.
The case was investigated by the Idaho Department of Probation and Parole, the Nampa Police Department, the Treasure Valley Metro Violent Crimes Task Force, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The Treasure Valley Partnership, a group of elected officials in southwest Idaho dedicated to regional coordination, cooperation, and collaboration on creating coherent regional growth, hired the Special Assistant U.S. Attorney to address gang crimes in the area. For more information, visit treasurevalleypartners.org.
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Key Facts
- State: Idaho
- Category: Weapons
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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