Slidell man indicted on federal gun charges

Thursday, a federal grand jury in New Orleans indicted Cody Callender, 23, of Slidell for possession of a firearm by a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence and possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun, according to U.S. Attorney Jim Letten.

Covington police arrested Callender Feb. 9, 2009, because he was allegedly in possession of a Mossberg 500AT 12-gauge shotgun that had been modified. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the firearm was not registered to Callender as was required by law.

Callender was convicted of domestic violence Feb. 6, 2005 in the 22nd Judicial District Court in St. Tammany Parish.

A check of the St. Tammany Clerk of Court Web site, shows Callender has also been arrested for disturbing the peace, fighting, battery, second-degree battery, and domestic abuse of a pregnant women and domestic abuse child endangerment.

If convicted on the two federal gun charges, Callender could face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, plus three years of supervised release at the end of the prison term.