FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – A Fort Wayne man has been convicted on several charges following a four-day jury trial.
Shawn Bacon, 39, was arrested in December 2017 after police served a search warrant at his home on High Street. During the search, they found 22 guns, more than $100,000 worth of drugs, pipe bombs and a ballistic bullet-resistant vest, among other things.
Bacon was charged by way of an 8 count Superseding Indictment on July 10, 2019 on gun, drug and body armor charges before his trial.
Following the four-day trial, Bacon is charged with the following:
- Possessing with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances – two counts
- Being a Convicted Felon in Possession of a Firearm
- Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises
- Possession a Destructive Device and a Short-Barreled Rifle not Registered to Him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record
- Possessing Body Armor after Having Been Convicted of a Crime of Violence
- Possession in Furtherance of and Carrying During and in Relation to the Drug Trafficking Offenses
No further details have been released.
