United States v. Mebust

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ANN CLAIRE WILLIAMS, District Court.

Defendant John Earl Mebust (“Mebust”) is charged with illegally possessing firearms in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(a)(6), 922(g)(1), 922(k), and 922(o). This matter is before the court on the parties pretrial motions.

Background

In October 1992, Special Agent Edward Diamond (“Agent Diamond”) of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (“ATF”), received information from Richard Dixon that defendant had stolen his Firearm Owner’s Identification Card (“FOID card”) and was using it to illegally purchase weapons. On February 1,…