Two Rapid City Men Sentenced on Firearm Charges

United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that two Rapid City men convicted of illegally possessing and selling a firearm were sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.

Daniel Joseph Newingham, 42, was sentenced on February 10, 2017, to 30 months of imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $200 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Joseph Huddleston, 43, was sentenced on February 13, 2017, to 16 months of imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.

Huddleston and Newingham were charged on June 21, 2016. The charges relate to Newingham, a person prohibited from possessing a firearm, stealing and possessing a Smith and Wesson .38 caliber revolver and Huddleston possessing and selling a stolen Glock 9mm pistol.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives and the Rapid City Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ben Patterson prosecuted the case.

Both defendants were immediately turned over to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.