Defendant in Pipeline Shooting Found Guilty
A man accused of blasting a gunshot hole in the trans-Alaska pipeline, causing a leak that gushed 285,000 gallons of crude oil, was convicted of a federal weapon charge.
Daniel Carson Lewis, 37, faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Sentencing was set for May 6.
Lewis, who prosecutors said had eight prior felony convictions, was accused of firing a hunting rifle at the trans-Alaska oil pipeline Oct. 4. The cleanup from the leak, about 80 miles north of Fairbanks, has cost more than $7 million.
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