Keith Bennett Gordon Studhorse, II, Body Armor, Firearm, Ammunition, Washington 2016

A Spokane man, Keith Bennett Gordon Studhorse, II, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for possessing body armor, a firearm, and ammunition.

Gordon Studhorse, 43, of Spokane, Washington, was previously convicted of attempted first degree murder, second degree manslaughter, riot-domestic violence, and conspiracy to possess methamphetamine.

On January 12, 2016, using a confidential informant, the Spokane Resident Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted a controlled purchase of a Survival, Inc. ballistic level III vest, a Mossberg, model 500AT, 12-gauge shotgun, and approximately two-hundred-twenty-seven assorted rounds of 12-gauge ammunition from Studhorse in the public parking lot of a local retail business.

Gordon Studhorse was charged in a two-count indictment with being a previously convicted violent felon in possession of body armor and previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. He pled guilty to those crimes on September 8, 2016.

This case was investigated by the Spokane Resident Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. This case was prosecuted by George J.C. Jacobs, III, an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington.

According to Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, “Prosecuting firearms-related crimes continues to be a priority for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington. Previously convicted felons and violent felons should be aware that there are serious criminal penalties connected with possessing any firearm, ammunition and body armor and that this Office is committed to prosecuting aggressively firearm-related cases in the Eastern District of Washington.”

Gordon Studhorse will serve 84 months in federal prison followed by a three-year term of court supervision after his release.

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