PORTLAND, ME — A Lewiston man was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Kulmiye Abukar Idris, 35, to 18 months in federal prison to be served consecutively from a 42-month state prison sentence for gross sexual assault.
Following his terms of imprisonment, he will be on supervised release for three years.
According to court records, in January, Lewiston police officers stopped a vehicle operated by Idris for traffic violations.
Officers searched the vehicle and found a handgun.
Idris had previously been convicted in 2024 for gross sexual assault in Androscoggin County and was, therefore, prohibited from possessing firearms.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Lewiston Police Department investigated the case, with assistance from the Androscoggin County District Attorney’s Office.
