A St. Louis man has been sentenced to more than nine years in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Michael Lamont Miller, Sr., 44, received a sentence of 110 months without parole from U.S. District Judge Douglas Harpool. The sentence will be served after Miller completes his state sentences for unrelated offenses and will be followed by three years of supervised release.
Miller pleaded guilty on February 4, 2025, to one count of illegal firearm possession stemming from an incident on March 30, 2022. During a traffic stop in Christian County, Missouri, Miller admitted to officers that there was a firearm in his vehicle. Law enforcement found a loaded Springfield-Armory XDS 9mm semi-automatic handgun with a round chambered and illegal substances nearby.
Federal law prohibits individuals convicted of felonies from possessing firearms or ammunition.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Carney and investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), Branson Police Department, Christian County Sheriff’s Department, and Missouri State Highway Patrol.
“This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.”
