The Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, James L. Porter, announced that on Friday, 25-year old Jared L. Seats of Belleville was sentenced for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Previously Convicted Felon.  Seats received nearly 8 years in federal prison to be followed by 3 years’ supervised release, was fined $250 and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment.  Seats also agreed to forfeit the illegal firearm that he possessed.  He has been detained, that is, held without bond, since August 24, 2015.  At sentencing, evidence was presented that, on January 31, 2015, when Seats’ wife and two other individuals returned to the Seats’ residence, a verbal confrontation took place between Seats, his wife and one of the other individuals.  When the argument ended, the two individuals remained outside in the driveway while Seats and his wife went into the residence.  The two individuals reported to the police that they heard sounds as if the two were fighting inside the residence.  They were unable to leave because their vehicle had been blocked in by Seats.  One of the individuals tried to get in the house, cutting his/her hand on the side door’s window in the process, to get keys to the car so that the two individuals could leave.  Evidence, including a 911 call, showed that, when the other individual returned to the driveway, Seats shot at the two individuals while they were standing in his driveway.  Seats was captured when officers arrived and recovered a Ruger 22 caliber rifle from the residence.  He admitted that he had possessed the rifle.