Kory Lee George, 32, has pleaded guilty to a federal firearm charge.
George, of Monkton, admitted to possessing a firearm despite being a convicted felon. He is also facing a first-degree murder charge from the state in connection to the shooting death of his stepfather in 2019.
He is expected to face a 6- to 8-year federal sentence according to a plea agreement outlined at a March 3 hearing in Burlington.
George, a five-time convicted felon, admitted he possessed a 12-gauge shotgun in Vermont on Aug. 2, 2019, after it had been reported stolen from a camp in St. Lawrence County in upstate New York.
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