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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mary L. Hatton September 5, 2012 PHONE: (219) 937-5603 www.usdoj.gov/usao/inn/ Fax: (219) 852-2770
FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN FORT WAYNE RETURNS INDICTMENT
Fort Wayne, INCThe United States Attorney's Office announced that a Grand Jury sitting in Fort Wayne, Indiana, returned the following Indictment on August 22, 2012:
Jason A. Hutter, 33, of Angola, Indiana, is charged in a single count Indictment with being a felon in possession of a firearm on or about March 10, 2010. The Indictment also seeks the forfeiture of firearms and ammunition. This charge was filed as a result of an investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Indiana State Police and the Angola Police Department. This case has been assigned to and will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lesley Miller Lowery.
The United States Attorney's Office emphasized that an Indictment is merely an allegation and that all persons charged are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in court.
If convicted in court, any specific sentence to be imposed will be determined by the judge after a consideration of federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
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