United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Batesland, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on Feb. 29, 2016, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
William Morrisette, age 26, was sentenced to 14 months in custody, 2 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.
Morrisette was indicted for the charge on Oct. 20, 2015, and pled guilty on Nov. 13, 2015.
The conviction stems from Morrisette being in possession of a Ruger 9mm handgun on Aug. 23, 2015, near Pine Ridge, after having been previously convicted of a felony assault on a federal officer.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services, the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathryn N. Rich prosecuted the case.
Morrisette was immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
