Shauntay Wade, Firearms Offense, Indiana 2024

A Michigan Man Has Been Found Guilty of a Firearms Offense in Indiana.

Shauntay Wade, 43 years old, of Niles, Michigan, was found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon following a three-day jury trial presided over by United States District Court Senior Judge Jon E. DeGuilio, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.

Wade is scheduled for sentencing on June 13, 2024. Any specific sentence to be imposed will be determined by the District Court Judge after consideration of federal statutes and the United States Sentencing Guidelines.

The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with the assistance of the Mishawaka Police Department and the Indiana State Police Laboratory. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Hannah T Jones and Katelan McKenzie Doyle.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

In 2021, the President launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.

Shauntay Wade, a 43-year-old man from Niles, Michigan, was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. The crime was committed in Indiana, and the case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with the assistance of local law enforcement agencies.

The defendant is scheduled to be sentenced on June 13, 2024, and the specific sentence will be determined by the District Court Judge after consideration of federal statutes and the United States Sentencing Guidelines.

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