PORTLAND — A Millinocket man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Portland to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
According to court records, in March 2023, an officer with the East Millinocket Police Department ran a registration check on a vehicle and discovered that it was registered to someone with a suspended driver’s permit.
The officer stopped the vehicle, and a confrontation ensued between the officer and the driver, Jeffrey Barnard, 61.
Barnard was arrested with the assistance of a second officer and a private citizen.
As he was searched, a .22 caliber revolver was found in his jacket pocket.
Barnard is precluded from possessing a firearm due to an extensive criminal history, which includes a 2017 conviction in the U.S. District Court for being a felon in possession of a firearm in a case that stemmed from an armed standoff with police in Ellsworth.
Barnard faces up to 15 years imprisonment and a maximum $250,000 fine to be followed by up to three years of supervised release.
He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office.
A federal district judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
