Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Vance Cayford, 46, of Norridgewock, Maine pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to being a felon in possession of ammunition and attempted possession of a firearm.
According to court records, on May 29, 2016, police officers went to the defendant’s Norridgewock residence to investigate a domestic disturbance. Soon after they arrived, the defendant ran towards one of the officers and attempted unsuccessfully to take the officer’s rifle. During a search of Cayford’s residence, officers recovered 92 rounds of.45-caliber ammunition. The defendant was prohibited from possessing ammunition and firearms because of previous Maine felony convictions for domestic violence assault and illegal possession of a firearm.
Cayford 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 investigation was conducted by the Maine State Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
