How Many Years Can You Get for Federal Felon in Possession in Colorado Springs?
Quick answer: The two selected Colorado Springs federal firearm prosecutions report Michael Alvares Fykes’s 60 months (5 years) and Jeffrey Scott Taylor’s 9 years. This 5–9-year span concerns two felon-in-possession outcomes, two defendants and two independent prosecutions, not all city cases, an average or a prediction. Supervised release is separate from imprisonment; neither term establishes actual time served.
- Lowest observed: 5 years
- Highest observed: 9 years
- Completed cases reviewed: 2
- Range-eligible cases: 2
- Excluded cases: 0
- Evidence reviewed: September 28, 2026
Observed case evidence
| Case | Offense location | Conviction | Final target-offense sentence | Sentence scope | Range eligible? | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Scott Taylor | Tappan Drive apartment complex in Colorado Springs, Colorado | Federal felon in possession of a firearm | Nine years | October 31, 2022 sentence after guilty plea; April 9, 2022 Tappan Drive firearm possession. DOJ case 22-cr-00162. | Yes | DOJ sentencing announcement |
| Michael Alvares Fykes | Vehicle and residence encounter in Colorado Springs, Colorado | Federal felon in possession of a firearm | 60 months plus three years supervised release | January 29, 2016 sentence after August 28, 2015 jury verdict; February 1, 2015 firearm-in-backpack incident. Dismissed state trafficking charges are not firearm convictions. | Yes | DOJ sentencing announcement |
Observed range is not the statutory range
The observed range above comes only from the small selected public-reporting sample shown in the table. It is not a statutory minimum or maximum, average, typical result, prediction, plea estimate, or citywide distribution. The statute and sentencing rules applicable on the offense date, the exact count of conviction, criminal history, enhancements, and other case-specific facts control.
Sentence-scope rules
Only a prison term assigned to the target offense or target count is used in the numeric range. Unallocated multi-offense totals, multiple defendants in one prosecution, nonfinal matters, non-city conduct, life terms, probation-only outcomes, and noncomparable sentence types are excluded rather than estimated. Federal and state/local outcomes are never mixed.
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Methodology and disclaimer
DOJ’s November 1, 2022 and February 9, 2016 announcements identify imposed federal sentences and the local possession narratives, not merely defendants’ residences or the Denver courthouse. The sources do not establish exhaustion of every appeal; wider later-docket review remains incomplete. Read the methodology, editorial standards, and the Colorado Springs sentencing hub. This page is general information, not legal advice.