Hermon Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Possessing Firearms (DOJ)

Todd Whitman was observed shooting one of the firearms outside a Bangor bar

BANGOR, Maine:A Hermon man pleaded guilty on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to being a felon in possession of firearms.

According to court records, on November 20, 2024, Bangor Police Department officers responded to a location near Benjamin's bar in Bangor in response to a report of an assault with a firearm. A witness stated that she saw Todd Whitman, 38, with a firearm and that Whitman had fired the firearm twice. At the scene, officers observed a revolver on the passenger seat of Whitman's vehicle. Officers obtained a state search warrant for the vehicle and seized the previously observed revolver as well as a pistol. During an interview with law enforcement, Whitman admitted to possessing both firearms. Whitman is prohibited from possessing firearms as a result of multiple prior felony convictions.

Whitman faces a term of imprisonment of at least 15 years, up to a $250,000 fine, and up to three years of supervised release following any term of imprisonment. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigative report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case with the assistance of the Bangor Police Department.

Operation Take Back America:This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

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