Carthage Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

Bangor, Maine:  United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Michael Ringer, 49, of Carthage, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court records, on August 17, 2018, the Wilton Police Department responded to the scene of a 911 call regarding a threatening with a firearm and shots fired report.  Officers learned that Ringer, a convicted felon, was intoxicated and had gotten into an argument at a social gathering.  Several individuals at the gathering had seen the defendant with a handgun.  By the time officers arrived, the defendant had left.  The following day, officers found the defendant at his home.  A subsequent search of the defendant’s residence resulted in the seizure of a pistol belonging to the defendant.

The defendant 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 case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Wilton Police Department.