PORTLAND — A Sanford man faces a potential sentence of up to 10 years in federal prison and a hefty fine after pleading guilty in federal court Thursday to firearms charges.
William Klingensmith, 46, entered his plea to possession of firearms by a prohibited person in 2015 at his former home in Waterville. Court documents say Klingensmith was not supposed to have firearms because of a 2010 conviction on a misdemeanor domestic violence assault charge.
According to U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II, Klingensmith was in possession of 11 firearms between February and July 2015. He used two of them for target shooting in Fairfield, and nine were hanging on the wall of his Waterville home.
The maximum penalty is 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine.
A sentencing date has not been set.
The investigation was conducted by Waterville police and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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