Niles man sentenced to over 7 years for being a felon with a firearm

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- On Thursday, a Niles man was sentenced in U.S. District Court after he was found guilty of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

Forty-three-year-old Shauntay Wade was sentenced to 86 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release.

According to documents in the case, in December 2021, Wade physically assaulted a woman, pointed a gun at her, and then hid the gun once a 911 call was made.

"Responding officers found the gun along with over 150 grams of marijuana and 35 grams of cocaine," authorities said. "Wade has several prior felony convictions, any one of which prohibit him from possessing the firearm in this case."

Wade had a three-day jury trial back in February and was sentenced Thursday.

Authorities say the case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with assistance from the Mishawaka Police Department and Indiana State Police Laboratory.