A Hot Springs man convicted of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm has been sentenced in federal District Court.
45 year old Matthew Leddon must spend seven months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, including five months of home confinement, and pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100. Leddon was also ordered to forfeit all interest in the SIG Sauer pistol and ammunition seized.
The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred on December 24, 2019. Leddon, who was previously convicted of a felony drug offense, was traveling across the state when he ended up in the median along the interstate in Lyman County. A South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper stopped to assist Leddon. During the interaction, the Trooper learned Leddon was a prohibited person due to the drug conviction and discovered the pistol in the vehicle.
This case was prosecuted as part of the joint federal, state, and local Project Safe Neighborhoods Program, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. This case is also part of Project Guardian, the Department of Justice’s initiative to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws.
This case was investigated by the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force, the South Dakota Highway Patrol, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Meghan N. Dilges prosecuted the case.
Leddon was immediately remanded to the custody of the US Marshals Service.
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