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CHEYENNE MAN ACQUITTED ON FIREARM CHARGES

For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Wyoming

Acting United States Attorney Nicholas Vassallo announced today that ROLAND FRENCH, age 48, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was acquitted on December 17, 2022, by a federal jury for illegal possession of a firearm and possession of an unregistered short-barreled shotgun with an obliterated serial number.

French was indicted on May 18, 2022, by a federal grand jury. The trial took place in front of United States District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson and lasted three days.

Case No. 22-CR-00054-ABJ

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United States Attorney Spokesman
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Updated January 18, 2023
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USAO - Wyoming
Press Release Number: 22-104

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