Brookings Man Sentenced In Firearm Case

United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Brookings, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon was sentenced on March 6, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.  

Larry Steven Jordan, Jr., age 46, was sentenced to time served and put on supervised release for two years with the first seven months on home confinement.  He was fined $500 and required to forfeit two firearms and ammunition.

Jordan was indicted for two counts of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon by a federal grand jury on May 8, 2013.  He pled guilty to one count on December 16, 2013, and the other count was dismissed.

Jordan was found in possession of a rifle in Brookings on February 28, 2011. 

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney John E. Haak prosecuted the case.