Michael Giampapa, 33, from South Yarmouth, was sentenced to 45 months in prison and three years of supervised release for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition. He pleaded guilty in September 2024 to being a felon in possession of a firearm, related to a March 2022 domestic disturbance at his home, according to U.S. Attorney's Office.
The situation escalated when Giampapa barricaded himself in the basement, telling a family member over the phone that he had a gun. After his surrender, a search revealed a loaded Smith & Wesson M&P Bodyguard .380 handgun hidden in a cereal box on a basement shelf. As a convicted felon, Giampapa was legally prohibited from possessing firearms, as reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns sentenced a defendant in a firearms case, part of the DOJ’s efforts to reduce gun violence through Project Safe Neighborhoods and Project Guardian. Prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanne Sullivan Jacobus, the case was announced by U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley, ATF Special Agent James M. Ferguson, and Yarmouth Police Chief Kevin Lennon, as stated by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
