Jonathan Gardiner Sentenced
The Glenburn Maine man was sentenced to 100 months in prison.
Bangor, Maine -- United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Thursday, United States District Judge John A. Woodcock sentenced Jonathan Gardiner, 31, of Glenburn, to 100 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for unlawfully possessing firearms. Gardiner pleaded guilty to the charges on April 24, 2017.
According to court records, on November 13, 2014, Penobscot County Sherriff's Office deputies went to Gardiner's residence in Glenburn in response to the discharge of a firearm. Gardiner ran away from the deputies and disposed of a 9 mm pistol outside of the residence. Deputies entered the residence and located a 12-gauge sawed-off shotgun hidden above Gardiner's bedroom. Forensic testing revealed that Gardiner's DNA was on the trigger of the sawed-off shotgun and his fingerprints were on the sawed-off shotgun and on the pistol. Gardiner was prohibited from possessing firearms because of Maine felony convictions for burglary, aggravated assault, theft by unlawful use of property, and drug trafficking. In imposing sentence, Judge John Woodcock reviewed Gardiner's extensive criminal history and noted that he had long been prohibited from possessing any firearms.
Posted 1/20/18
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