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East Chicago Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison
A 26-year-old East Chicago man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Marcus Wise, 26, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon on his plea of guilty.
According to documents in the case, on August 8, 2020, Wise was stopped by law enforcement in East Chicago, Indiana. At the time, Wise possessed a loaded .380 caliber pistol with an obliterated serial number, and had a prior felony conviction for burglary.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives/High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force and the East Chicago Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Padilla prosecuted the case.
This case was prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Program, the centerpiece of the U.S. government’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime.
Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
Mandatory Facts:
- Defendant: Marcus Wise
- Criminal Charges: Felon in Possession of a Firearm
- City and State: East Chicago, Indiana
- Exact Date: August 8, 2020
- Sentence: 21 months in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release
Key Facts
- State: Indiana
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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