A 20-year-old man from Waunakee, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to 5 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Samuel Schiltz pleaded guilty to the charge on January 26, 2021, and was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson on [date not specified].
The crime took place on May 11, 2020, when Schiltz sold a Glock 9mm handgun to an undercover agent, and four days later, he sold the agent a Glock .40 caliber handgun. Both handguns had 30-round magazines and auto sears had been installed, illegally converting them to be fully automatic machine guns.
At the time of the sale, Schiltz was on probation for a felony drug offense. He also sold illicit drugs such as cocaine and prescription opiates, showed the agent a video of him handling an AR-15, offered to sell the agent two other handguns, and offered to help install illegal auto sears on other handguns to convert them to be fully automatic machine guns.
Chief Judge Peterson described the sale of these machine pistols as a ‘horrifying’ crime that endangered the entire community. Schiltz was also ordered to complete three years of supervised release after serving the prison term.
The case was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Corey Stephan handled the prosecution.
The case has been brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the U.S. Justice Department’s program to reduce violent crime. The PSN approach emphasizes coordination between state and federal prosecutors and all levels of law enforcement to address gun crime, especially felons illegally possessing firearms and ammunition and violent and drug crimes that involve the use of firearms.
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Key Facts
- State: Wisconsin
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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