A Polson man who admitted possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony has been sentenced to three years in prison and three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
MISSOULA —
Marc Anthony Friscia, 30, pleaded guilty in July to prohibited person in possession of a firearm.
Court records filed by the prosecution said that Friscia was pulled over in a traffic stop in January 2018 and arrested on an outstanding warrant. Friscia was also on probation.
During a search of the vehicle Friscia was driving, officers found a .357 caliber pistol in a backpack in the backseat. The pistol had been reported stolen that month. Friscia had been convicted of a felony in Montana and his right to possess a firearm had not been restored.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Cyndee Peterson prosecuted the case, which was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Polson Police Department.
