Twin Cities man indicted on federal gun possession charges

The defendant was expected to make his initial court appeareance on Friday afternoon.

September 29, 2017 at 7:31PM

A 32-year-old Twin Cities man was indicted in federal court this week on charges of illegally possessing a firearm.

Chris Welch was caught on March 27 in possession of a Ruger .22 caliber pistol, according to an indictment filed in federal court on Wednesday. Because of past convictions for crimes ranging from robbery to drug possession, Welch is legally barred from carrying weapons, authorities said.

The indictment yields little information about the investigation that resulted in his arrest. Welch, who isn't yet represented by a lawyer, is expected to make his initial court appearance on Friday afternoon.

Libor Jany • 612-673-4064 Twitter:@StribJany

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Libor Jany is the Minneapolis crime reporter for the Star Tribune. He joined the newspaper in 2013, after stints in newsrooms in Connecticut, New Jersey, California and Mississippi. He spent his first year working out of the paper's Washington County bureau, focusing on transportation and education issues, before moving to the Dakota County team.

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