Cape man indicted on firearm charge

A Cape Girardeau man has been indicted in federal court for an alleged firearm violation.

Mark Abbott of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Scott City, is facing a felon in possession of a firearm charge in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Court documents indicate a grand jury indicted him for having been previously convicted of crimes punishable by a prison term of more than one year and allegeldy possessing a firearm on or about March 22 that had "previously traveled in international or interstate commerce during or prior to being in the defendant's possession."

Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Willis is representing the government in the case.