Sioux City, Iowa — A Worthington man who led authorities from southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa on a high-speed chase more than two years ago, was sentenced Thursday to 10-years in federal prison.
Federal authorities say 36-year-old Michael Anthony Hangman, of Worthington, received the prison term after a guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
At the plea hearing, Hangman admitted to possessing a 12-gauge shotgun while being an unlawful user of marijuana and having prior felony convictions. Hangman led law enforcement on a police chase beginning in Minnesota and ending in Osceola County. Hangman was traveling at speeds reaching 100 mph. Hangman’s shotgun was modified or cut to approximately 19 inches. Officers recovered marijuana, a digital scale with meth residue on it, and baggies from Hangman’s car. Hangman was prohibited from possessing firearms due to his drug use and prior felony convictions in the State of Minnesota for Terroristic Threats-Reckless Disregard, and Drugs-Storing Meth Paraphernalia in the Presence of Child or Vulnerable Adult, according to authorities.
Evidence presented at sentencing also reportedly revealed that Hangman brutally assaulted an inmate while incarcerated in the Woodbury County Jail on July 16, 2021 pending trial in this case and stabbed two more inmates in U.S. Penitentiary Leavenworth shortly before sentencing, on July 11, 2022.
Hangman was sentenced in federal district court in Sioux City to 120 months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a 3-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
The case was investigated by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, Osceola County Attorney’s Office, Nobles County Minnesota Sheriff’s Office, Buffalo Minnesota Police Department, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms, Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations Crime Laboratory, and Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement.
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https://kiwaradio.com/local-news/worthington-man-pleads-guilty-to-federal-gun-charge/
https://kiwaradio.com/lightssirens/minnesota-man-arrested-after-high-speed-pursuit/
