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Lewiston Man Sentenced to Two Years on Firearms Charge

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Maine

Contact: Craig M. Wolff
Assistant United States Attorney
Tel: (207) 780-3257

Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that
Andrew Silva, 30, of Lewiston, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Nancy
Torresen to 2 years in prison and 3 years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of
a firearm and ammunition. Silva pleaded guilty on May 21, 2014.

According to court records, on September 12, 2012, officers from the Lewiston Police
Department responded to a reported domestic incident. When Silva was arrested in connection
with the incident, a round of .22 caliber ammunition was found in his pocket. Officers then
obtained a search warrant and found a loaded .22 caliber pistol in the living room closet of the
apartment in which Silva was arrested. Silva was prohibited from possessing firearms or
ammunition because of a prior felony conviction for aggravated assault.

The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives, and the Lewiston Police Department.

Updated January 26, 2015
Component
USAO - Maine

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