Saginaw Man Sentenced to Federal Prison For Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon

BAY CITY — Turan West, 30, of Saginaw was sentenced yesterday to 162 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. announced.

Gorgon Jr. was joined in the announcement by James Deir, Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF).

U.S. District Court Judge Thomas L. Ludington imposed sentence on West following his guilty plea for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court documents, in August of 2024, Michigan State Police Troopers stopped a car in the city of Saginaw and West was seated in the passenger seat. When the troopers asked the driver out of the car, West got into the driver’s seat and drove the vehicle while the troopers reached into the vehicle to stop him. West crashed the car into an ambulance that pulled over to help. West had a handgun inside the car, despite multiple prior felony convictions.

This investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, after being adopted from the Michigan State Police. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney William Orr.