Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney's Office
Northern District of Indiana
For Immediate Release
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Thomas L Kirsch II
Contact: Ryan Holmes
Michigan City Man Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison
For Being A Felon In Possession
For Being A Felon In Possession
SOUTH BEND – Shed Woods, 38 years old, of Michigan City, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U. S. Attorney Kirsch.
Woods was sentenced to 180 months in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release.
According to documents in the case, in November 2017, Woods possessed a firearm while having been convicted of four prior felonies. Wood also has two misdemeanor convictions and eleven other contacts with the law.
This case was investigated by the ATF and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Frank E. Schaffer.
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