A Peru man was found guilty in federal court.

Curtis Birner, 37, of Peru, was found guilty following a two-day jury trial presided over by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr.

Birner was found guilty of the single-count Indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm in October 2021.   

Birner will be scheduled for sentencing by separate order of the Court.  

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives with the assistance of the Peru Police Department and the Miami County Sheriff’s Department.