FORT WAYNE - The Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Clifford D. Johnson, announces that Christian D. Shelton, 39, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was sentenced before Chief District Court Judge Theresa Springmann to a total of 240 months imprisonment and a term of supervised release of 2 years.
On June 4, 2015, at the conclusion of his jury trial, the jury returned verdicts of guilty on all three counts of the Indictment for violations of maintaining a drug involved premises, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
According to documents in this case, from Oct. 26, 2012, through Nov. 19, 2012, Shelton maintained a premises for the purpose of manufacturing, distributing and using controlled substances. On Nov. 19, 2012, he knowingly possessed a firearm in furtherance of maintaining a drug involved premises, and on that same date he knowingly possessed a firearm and ammunition after previously being convicted of felony offenses on July 21, 2003.
This investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives and the Fort Wayne Police Department. This case was handled by Assistant United States Attorney Anthony W. Geller.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
