Mishawaka man sentenced to over five years for firearms offense

MISHAWAKA, Ind. - A Mishawaka man was sentenced to over five years in prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.

Terrell Howard, 32, was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release.

In December 2020, Howard fired a handgun in the air 18 times in a residential neighborhood in South Bend, according to case documents.

Howard has prior felony convictions that prohibit him from having a firearm, reports said. These felonies include armed robbery with a handgun and criminal recklessness.

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