Local resident pleads guilty to firearms charge

A Cape Girardeau man, previously convicted of felonies, pleaded guilty Monday to unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition in federal court.

Michael J. Farrow, 43, appeared Monday before U.S. District Judge Rodney Sippel.

Cape Girardeau police responded to his home on Jan. 27, where his wife, Ann S. Farrow, told them her husband kept a shotgun in the home and had cleaned it several times.

Farrow had earlier been convicted of felony stealing and sale of an imitation controlled substance. He now faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing was set for Jan. 6, 2003.