Johnathan Ladig, 33 years old, of Angola, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Theresa L. Springmann after pleading guilty to selling firearms to a felon and transporting stolen firearms in interstate commerce.

Ladig was sentenced to 93 months in prison followed by 1 year of supervised release. According to documents in the case, in December of 2017 Ladig sold 15 stolen firearms to a confidential informant, and based upon recorded conversations, Ladig believed this individual to be a convicted felon who planned to sell the stolen firearms in Chicago.

Ladig obtained the firearms by breaking into a home in Michigan, and he brought the firearms to Indiana for the sale.