News Release
SOUTH BEND — United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson that Nathan Keosackdy, 24, Elkhart, was sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after being found guilty following a two-day jury trial on Nov. 14, 2023, for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
Keosackdy was sentenced to 51 months in prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release.
According to documents in the case, in September 2022, Keosackdy, a felon, who was prohibited from possessing or purchasing a firearm, took another individual to a federally licensed firearm dealer to complete the purchase of a firearm he had chosen. After the firearm purchase, Keosackdy carried the gun out of the store and paid the individual for the gun.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with the assistance of the South Bend Police Department and the Mishawaka Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Jerome W. McKeever and Lydia T. Lucius.