Felon with firearm sentenced to 5 years in prison

Jun. 23—SOUTH BEND — An Elkhart man has been sentenced in federal court to nearly five years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Shea Pletcher, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert L. Miller Jr. on his plea of guilty, U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced Wednesday.

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