PORTLAND, Maine: A Dayton man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Chief U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Scott Boody , 61, to 41 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. Boody pleaded guilty on January 15, 2026.
According to court records, on September 10, 2025, Portland police officers found Boody slumped over the steering wheel of a vehicle stopped at a traffic light. Officers roused Boody and had him step from the vehicle and sit on the side of the road. Officers began searching the vehicle, during which Boody remained cooperative and communicative with officers. As an officer reached the vehicle’s trunk compartment, Boody briefly began to run away from the scene before officers detained him. Officers discovered a Colt .357 Magnum revolver in a bag inside the trunk. Boody is prohibited from possessing firearms as a result of a prior felony conviction.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case with the assistance of the Portland Police Department.
Operation Take Back America: This case is part of Operation Take Back America , a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.
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Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Maine — U.S. Department of Justice press release.