COEUR D’ALENE - James Reuben Norton Blackeagle, 30, of Kamiah, Idaho, was sentenced today in United States District Court to 21 months in prison for unlawfully possessing ammunition, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Blackeagle to serve three years of supervised release and forfeit the ammunition he unlawfully possessed. He pleaded guilty to the charge on Aug. 21, 2013.
According to the plea agreement, Blackeagle admitted that on Feb. 28, 2013, he possessed ammunition within his residence and vehicle. Blackeagle was prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition due to a previous conviction in 2007 for possession of a destructive device, a felony punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with the assistance of the Nez Perce Tribal Police Department.
The case was prosecuted as part of Idaho’s Project Safe Neighborhoods Program, which seeks to reduce gun violence in Idaho.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
