SIOUX FALLS (AP) -- A Mitchell man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for possessing a firearm while a felon.
U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson announced Wednesday that 53-year-old Lonnie Dean Hunter was sentenced to two years and three months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm. His sentence must be followed by one year of supervised release. Prosecutors say that on Dec. 3, 2011, Hunter possessed a boltaction rifle. He is prohibited from possessing firearms because he was previously convicted of a felony.
