FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
GENE EDWARD LUCAS FOUND GUILTY IN U.S. FEDERAL COURT
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that on March 25, 2008, in Great Falls, after a 1-day federal district court trial before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, GENE EDWARD LUCAS, a resident of Great Falls, was found guilty of being a armed career criminal/felon-in-possession of a firearm. Sentencing is set for July 14, 2008. LUCAS is currently detained.
LUCAS faces possible penalties of a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and 5 years supervised release.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Kory Larsen prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Great Falls Police Department, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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