A Mahnomen man has been indicted for illegal possession of firearms, as announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick. According to court documents, Adam James Webster, 23, was found with a Remington rifle and a 12-gauge shotgun on July 17, 2023.
Webster's prior felony conviction in Mahnomen County for third-degree assault prohibits him under federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition. The indictment charges him with one count of illegal possession of firearms. He appeared before Magistrate Judge Alice R. Senechal in the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota.
The case results from an investigation by the White Earth Police Department, the Paul Bunyan Drug Task Force, the Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nichole J. Carter is prosecuting.
"An indictment is merely an allegation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law."
