(South Bend, IN) - A Michigan City man has been sentenced in federal court on weapons charges.

33-year-old Colton Crawford pled guilty in South Bend’s U.S. District Court to being a felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court documents, Crawford was stopped by police in August of 2020.  Officers discovered a handgun, magazines, and a holster. Crawford had been convicted of a felony in 2015 in La Porte County Superior Court which prohibited him from possessing any firearm and/or ammunition.

Crawford was sentenced to seven years in prison followed by two years of supervised release.