A Rosebud man convicted of Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Prohibited Person has been sentenced in federal court.
The US District Court judge determined 25 year old Phillip Gene Beck must spend ten months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, pay a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100, and forfeit a handgun and ammunition.
The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred on October 21, 2017, in St. Francis, South Dakota. Beck, an unlawful user of methamphetamine, knowingly possessed a handgun and ammunition.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.
This case was investigated by the Northern Plains Safe Trails Drug Enforcement Task Force, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron J. Cook prosecuted the case.
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