SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The United States Attorney’s Office Northern District of Indiana reports 44-year-old Johnny Daniels was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to Being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm.

Daniels was sentenced to six years and 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

Court documents state in April 2024, Daniels illegally possessed a loaded firearm while he assaulted and threatened another person's life while stealing items from a residence.

Daniels’ prior convictions include several felony offenses, any one of which make it illegal for him to possess the firearm in this case.

Court documents state one prior conviction includes a robbery in which the victim was shot and killed.