SHERIDAN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND METHAMPHETAMINE

SHERIDAN MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND METHAMPHETAMINE

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Dec. 23, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that ADAM LEE GODWIN, age 35, of Sheridan, Wyoming pleaded guilty to being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm and possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it at a change of plea hearing held before Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on Dec. 15, 2021. Sentencing is set for March 7, 2022.

The charges carry a possible imprisonment term of five to 50 years, up to five years of supervised release, over $5 million in possible fines, and $200 in special assessments.

This crime is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jonathon C. Coppom.

Case Number: 0:21-cr-00112-NDF

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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