TOPEKA, KAN. – A Kansas man pleaded guilty Monday to a federal gun charge, according to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom.

Dallas L. Schnegelsiepen, Jr., 42, Topeka, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a firearm following a felony conviction.

In his plea, Schnegelsiepen admitted that in 2008 he was convicted in Shawnee County District Court on a felony charge of attempted aggravated battery, which is a felony. As a result of the conviction, he was prohibited by federal law from possessing a firearm. On Sept. 11, 2015, police detectives who were investigating a shooting went to the house of Schnegelsiepen’s girlfriend to speak to her. While there, they arrested Schnegelsiepen, who was carrying a .25 caliber pistol in his waistband.

Sentencing is set for April 11. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. Grissom commended the Topeka Police Department and Assistant U.S. Attorney Rich Hathaway for their work on the case.