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ST. LOUIS, MO. -- UPDATED: November 1 at 3:36 p.m.

William Hudnall, the former Police Chief for the City of Canton, Mo., was sentenced to three years probation, five months of home confinement and 40 hours of community service involving the purchase of a .45 caliber firearm at a Canton gun shop.

That announcement was made Tuesday by the United States Attorney’s Office.

Hudnall admitted with his plea in August that he had made a false statement on the Firearms Transaction Record form in order to obtain the firearm for an individual that he knew to be a convicted felon. Convicted felons are prohibited from possessing firearms.

Hudnall, 48, of Canton, previously pleaded guilty to one felony count of making a false statement to a federal firearms dealer. He appeared Tuesday for sentencing before United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig.

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The United States Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that William Hudnall, Police Chief for the City of Canton, Missouri, entered a guilty plea involving the purchase of a .45 caliber firearm at a Canton gun shop. 

Hudnall admitted with his plea that he made a false statement on the Firearms Transaction Record form in order to obtain the firearm for an individual known to be a convicted felon and, therefore, prohibited him from possessing a firearm.

Hudnall, 48, of Canton, Mo., pleaded guilty to one felony count of making a false statement to a federal firearms dealer before United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig, who set sentencing for November 1, 2011.

Hudnall now faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and/or fines up to $250,000. In determining the actual sentences, a Judge is required to consider the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, which provide recommended sentencing ranges.

The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms and the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.  Assistant United States Attorney Hal Goldsmith is handling the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Information provided by the United States Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Missouri