Gray Man Sentenced to 15 Months for Illegal Firearm Possession

Portland, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Matthew Feehan, 30, of Gray, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge D. Brock Hornby, to 15 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court records, in September and October 2015, the defendant possessed a Sig Sauer 9mm semi-automatic pistol.  Feehan was prohibited from possessing the firearm because of a prior felony conviction for theft.

The case was investigated by the Maine State Police; the Central Maine Violent Crime Task Force; and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.