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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today that a resident of Pittsburgh has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating a federal firearms law.

The one-count Indictment named forty-seven-year-old Jason Briggs as the sole defendant.

According to the Indictment, on or about May 19th, 2026, Briggs possessed a firearm and ammunition after having been previously convicted on state felony drug trafficking charges.

Federal law prohibits the possession of either ammunition or a firearm by a convicted felon.

Briggs could face a maximum total sentence of not less than 15 years and up to life in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, or both, provided by the law, under the Armed Career Criminal Act.