A 37-year-old Clear Lake man who possessed a firearm as a felon and person convicted of domestic violence was sentenced today to more than 4 years in federal prison.
Michael Ryan Mikkelson received the prison term after an April 26th guilty plea.
Mikkelson admitted that on the night of September 15th, 2023, he was riding his bicycle in Clear Lake, when an officer from the Clear Lake Police Department spotted him. The officer was aware that Mikkelson had an arrest warrant, and when the officer began to place him into custody, Mikkelson ran.
He later turned himself in, and in early October of last year, a resident found a handgun next to a garage where the officer lost sight of Mikkelson during the foot pursuit. Mikkelson later admitted the gun was his.
