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Alton man pleads sentenced for firearm charge
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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ALTON Matthew L. Richardson, 32, of Alton, has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for two counts of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
Richardson pleaded guilty to the charges in August 2020. His prison sentence will be followed by three years of supervised release.
In November 2019, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) received information that Richardson was selling methamphetamine and firearms. On Nov. 8, 2019, a confidential informant purchased a shotgun and methamphetamine from Richardson. The transaction was captured on camera, and Richardson could be seen on the video sawing and filing the barrel of the shotgun down to an illegal length prior to the sale.