Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Stephen Bean, 55, of Norway, Maine pled guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to possessing firearms after being convicted of a felony offense.
According to court records, on Nov. 21, 2015, Maine Game Wardens encountered Bean hunting with two other men in the Paris, Maine area. The other men were carrying a shotgun and a rifle both belonging to and provided by Bean. The weapons were seized. A search of Bean’s residence on January 7, 2016 resulted in the seizure of another shotgun and rifle. Bean was prohibited from possessing firearms as the result of a 2005 felony conviction for operating after revocation in Maine state court.
Bean 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 Maine Warden Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
