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

32-year-old Phillip Carter Jr. appeared in South Bend’s U.S. District Court and pled guilty to aiding and abetting the making of false statements to acquire firearms.

According to court documents, in April of 2021, Carter paid someone to purchase up to 24 pistols for him from a licensed gun dealer. Carter was prohibited from owning firearms due to prior felony convictions.

Federal agents were assisted in Carter’s arrest by members of the La Porte County Drug Task Force and Michigan City police.

Carter was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release.