Helena man sentenced to 15 years for illegal gun possession

Helena man sentenced to 15 years for illegal gun possession

Cox received a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison since he had multiple prior felony convictions.

Helena man sentenced to 15 years in prison for illegally possessing a gun

A Helena man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a gun.The U.S. Attorneys Office for the District of Montana said in a news release that Chaz Dean Cox, 29, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Great Falls.Cox pleaded guilty in September 2025 to one count of possessing a firearm while prohibited from doing so.Prosecutors said Cox was convicted of felony burglary and drug possession in 2019…