MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) - Authorities say a Wisconsin man arrested following a traffic stop in 2024 for illegally possessing a firearm has learned his fate after officially being sentenced.

According to a release from the United States Attorney's Office, Western District of Wisconsin, deputies with the Dunn County Sheriff's Office stopped a vehicle on December 20, 2024, for speeding.

After further investigation, a search of the vehicle was conducted, resulting in deputies finding a bag in the backseat with a loaded Smith & Wesson .40 caliber handgun.

The driver of the vehicle, 34-year-old Demetrius Howard from Menomonie, reportedly told officials that he would have fled from the scene had his child not been in the vehicle, since fleeing could have led to a potential "shootout."

Howard als

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