Molotov Cocktail Maker Sentenced in Federal Court

 Acting United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Christopher Nelson Beno, 53, was sentenced today in federal court on charges involving his illegal possession of a Molotov cocktail.  Under federal law, a Molotov cocktail is a device controlled by the federal laws pertaining to firearms and dangerous devices.  Beno was indicted in November of 2016 on the charge of being a convicted felon in possession of the device.  Beno pled guilty to the federal indictment in January of 2017.

 United States District Court Judge Callie V. S. Granade sentenced Beno to 30 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release.  Beno will undergo treatment for drug abuse while in prison and as a condition of his supervised release.  No fine was imposed, but the judge ordered that Beno pay the $100 special mandatory assessment. 

The case was investigated by the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.  It was prosecuted in the United States Attorney’s Office by Assistant United States Attorney Gloria Bedwell.
 
 A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama at http://www.justice.gov/usao/als/