How Many Years Can You Get for Federal Felon in Possession of a Firearm in Madison?
Quick answer: The two selected Madison federal felon-in-possession prosecutions report Corvalis Stewart’s 24 months (2 years) and Anthony Brooks’s 42 months (3½ years). This 24–42-month span covers two defendants and two target-offense outcomes in independent prosecutions, not all city cases, an average or a prediction. Stewart’s three years of supervised release are separate from imprisonment; Brooks’s Middleton residence is not the Madison offense location.
- Lowest observed: 2 years
- Highest observed: 3.5 years (42 months)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corvalis Stewart | Traffic stop in Madison, Wisconsin | Federal felon in possession of a firearm | 2 years in federal prison; 3 years supervised release | February24,2021 sentence after guilty plea; August20,2020 Madison stop and firearm thrown from vehicle; supervision separate. | Yes | DOJ sentencing announcement |
| Anthony Brooks | Hotel parking lot in Madison, Wisconsin | Federal felon in possession of a firearm | 42 months in federal prison | May26,2022 sentence after guilty plea; July19,2021 Madison hotel-parking-lot possession, not merely defendant residence. | 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.
Methodology and disclaimer
These DOJ announcements identify imposed count terms and offense locations in separate prosecutions. They do not establish exhaustion of every later remedy; wider later-docket review remains incomplete. Read the methodology, editorial standards, and the Madison sentencing hub. This page is general information, not legal advice.