Sun Prairie Man Sentenced to 2 ½ Years for Illegally Possessing Firearm and Ammunition

USAO Press Release on July 15, 2025

MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Cashius Carter, 21, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 2 ½ years in federal prison for…

Lead Man Sentenced to 3½ Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Machinegun Conversion Devices

USAO Press Release on July 15, 2025

RAPID CITY - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Lead, South Dakota, man convicted of Unlawful Possession of a Machinegun. The sentencing took place on July 11, 2025…

Vance Boelter Indicted for the Murders of Melissa and Mark Hortman, the Shootings of John and Yvette Hoffman, and the Attempted Shooting of Hope Hoffman

USAO Press Release on July 15, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS – Vance Boelter, 57, has been indicted on six federal charges in connection with the stalking and murders of Minnesota House of Representatives Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman, the stalking and shooting of Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and his wife…