OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – An Oshkosh man who bought a firearm for a 16-year-old and lied on federal documents was sentenced.
Hunter Nicholson, 19, pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a federal arms dealer and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and three years of supervised release.
According to prosecutors, on June 17, 2019, an Oshkosh North High School student posted an Instagram video of someone shooting a gun with the comment, “revealing new school shooter gun.”
As a result, authorities spoke to the teen and seized the firearm– an Anderson Manufacturing, Model AM-15, 5.56-millimeter rifle with a Magpul pistol grip– and several rounds of ammunition.
The teen told investigators that he meant the video to be a joke and that he got the gun from Nicholson.
Authorities learned Nicholson bought the gun for the teen at a federally-licensed firearms dealer in Oshkosh. While filing out federally required ATF Form 4473, prosecutors say Nicholson falsely answered he was the purchaser of the firearm.
