Missouri Man Sentenced For Firearm Offense

James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Michael C. Neece, 71, of Ozark, Missouri, was sentenced last week in federal district court in East St. Louis for the crime of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.

Neece was sentenced to 12 months on probation, a $250 fine, and a $100 special assessment, following his plea of guilty, on October 30, 2015. The charges relate to an incident that occurred on January 12, 2013, in Dupo, Illinois, when an individual reported Neece to be in possession of a firearm. Neece was previously convicted of Conspiracy to Import Switchblade Knives on March 27, 2000, in the Eastern District of Missouri.

The case was investigated by members of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Stephen B. Clark.