Department of Justice
For Immediate Release
Rome City Man Sentenced to 204 Months in Prison
For Possessing with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and for being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
FORT WAYNE – Shon Gibson, 47, of Rome City, Indiana, was sentenced before Chief Judge Theresa L. Springmann on his plea of guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 5 grams or more of methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
Gibson was sentenced to 204 months in prison and 8 years of supervised release.
According to documents in this case, in December 2016 a search warrant was executed on Gibson’s residence. Seized from Gibson’s garage was an ounce of 100% pure methamphetamine and over $32,000 in drug trafficking proceeds. In an attic above the garage, law enforcement seized two AK-47 rifles and two inert military-grade hand grenades. One of the rifles was fully automatic while the other was a short-barreled rifle. Another $8,000 in cash found in a safe inside the house. Due to the multiple felony drug trafficking convictions, Gibson is being classified as a career offender under the United States Sentencing Guidelines.
This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, the Indiana State Police, Noble County Sheriff’s Department, and the Wolcottville Police Department. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony W. Geller.
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