A Homewood man acquitted of murder earlier this year will remain in federal prison while he awaits trial on federal gun charges, a judge decided Monday.
Cheron Shelton, 33, was indicted Feb. 25 on charges he was in possession of a gun despite being a convicted felon.
The charge came less than two weeks after a jury found Shelton not guilty of six counts of homicide in connection with a fatal shooting in Wilkinsburg.
Investigators searched Shelton’s mother’s home March 12, 2016, in connection with the mass shooting three days earlier. They found a .22-caliber rifle and .22-caliber ammunition, according to the indictment.
Shelton had previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to deliver, a felony, and misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance.
Federal Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan on Monday ordered Shelton to be held pending trial.
No date has been set for the next hearing in the case.
