Security News in Brief: Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty in Macon PSN Case

Source: United States Department of Justice News

MACON, Ga. – A Macon resident with prior felony convictions who was found in possession of a firearm during the course of an investigation into a check cashing scheme has pleaded guilty to a federal gun charge.

Jesse Seabolt, 42, of Macon, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon before U.S. District Judge Marc Treadwell on Thursday, Jan. 6. Seabolt is facing a maximum ten years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing has been scheduled for April 6. There is no parole in the federal system.

Defense News in Brief: Corpsman Adapts from Combat to Recruiting

Source: United States Navy

SAN DIEGO – Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Sear Munoz, now a Navy Recruiter at Navy Talent Acquisition Group Southwest, was wounded on June 21, 2014 when the MRAP he was traveling in was hit with a car bomb in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. Munoz, who was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Division (1/2) Alpha Company out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, received the Purple Heart Medal.