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Fitchburg, WI – A Madison man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after police found a handgun modified for automatic fire during a summer encounter in Fitchburg, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin.
Authorities said Jevon Smith, 31, was sentenced on January 13, 2026, to 60 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Smith pleaded guilty in October 2025…