Timothy Levesque, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Maine 2018

Bangor, Maine - A Trenton man has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Timothy Levesque, 53, of Trenton, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court records, on the evening of May 12, 2018, the U.S. Coast Guard boarded Levesque's boat off the coast of Lamoine, Maine while conducting a routine maritime safety and law enforcement patrol.

The boat was registered to Levesque and he was the only person on board at the time. A search of the pilot house revealed four firearms within feet of where Levesque had been sitting.

Levesque was aware that the firearms were on the boat and was prohibited from possessing firearms as the result of prior felony drug possession convictions.

Levesque faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Maine Marine Patrol.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/pr/trenton-man-pleads-guilty-being-felon-possession-firearm