United States v. Steed

ORDER

Samuel Steed pleaded guilty to possession of an unregistered destructive device, see 26 U.S.C. § 5861(d), manufacture of a pipe bomb, see id. § 5861(f), and possession of a firearm (pipe bomb) after a felony conviction, see 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). At sentencing the district court found that Steed had used the pipe bomb to try to dissuade his girlfriend from contacting the police about his manufacture of methamphetamine. Therefore the court applied a four-level increase to the offense level under U.S.S.G. § 2K2.1(b)(6), for Steed’s use of the pipe bomb “in connection with” his commission…