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Escambia Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charge
June 20, 2026
An Escambia County felon has pleaded guilty to a federal firearm offense.
Michael Stephen Johnson, 59, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a shooting at a residence on July 16, 2025. Deputies detained Johnson and transported him to the Sheriff’s Office for an interview.
During the interview, Johnson admitted to possessing a firearm, which he described as a .22-caliber assault rifle, and stated that he purchased the firearm from the victim within the past few months for approximately $150.
Investigators obtained a residential search warrant for the residence and found a black Mossberg Intl Model 702 Plinkster, semi-automatic .22 LR caliber rifle with a magazine inside one of the bedrooms. At the time of the arrest, Johnson was a convicted felon and could not legally possess a firearm based upon his multiple prior convictions for aggravated assault and bank robbery.
Johnson faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment up to a maximum of life imprisonment.
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Being under a weapon’s restriction due to being a convicted felon, and all that; looking at him, I can’t imagine why he would make a poor choice like buying one.