Minneapolis repeat offender gets 20 years in ghost gun case
A federal judge in Minneapolis has sentenced repeat offender Esau Chucky Sago to 240 months in prison in a case tied to a ghost gun and a high-speed chase.[1]
The 240-month federal term equals 20 years and marks Sago's ninth felony conviction, the reporting said.[1] The case is linked to a high-speed chase that ran through New Hope, Crystal and Robbinsdale into Minneapolis on October 10, 2024.[1]
Officers recovered evidence described in reports as a so-called ghost gun during the investigation, and prosecutors tied that evidence to the federal charges leading to the long sentence.[1]
A subsequent AlphaNews article largely duplicated the earlier reporting but contained corrupted text and added no verifiable new facts beyond the FOX 9 account.[2] Because of the corruption in that version, no additional reliable details on sentencing conditions, prison designation, appeals or victim impact statements could be extracted from AlphaNews.[2]
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- The AlphaNews article "Career criminal sentenced to 20 years in prison for 9th felony" was published Tuesday, September 8, 2026 (6:40 AM Central) and is largely a duplicate of earlier reporting, with corrupted text that adds no verifiable new facts beyond FOX 9. Career criminal sentenced to 20 years in prison for 9th felony
- Both reports identify the defendant as Esau Chucky Sago and say he received a 240‑month federal sentence (20 years). Esau Chucky Sago
- The coverage describes an October 10, 2024 chase through New Hope, Crystal and Robbinsdale into Minneapolis tied to the case. October 10, 2024 chase
- Both accounts mention ghost gun evidence associated with the defendant/case. ghost gun evidence
- Because the AlphaNews text is corrupted, no additional reliable details on sentencing conditions, prison designation, appeals, or victim impact statements can be extracted from that article. AlphaNews text
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- The AlphaNews article is largely a duplicate of earlier reporting and, due to corrupted text, adds no verifiable new facts beyond what FOX 9 already reported.
- Both stories describe the same defendant (Esau Chucky Sago), the same 240‑month federal sentence, the same October 10, 2024 chase through New Hope/Crystal/Robbinsdale into Minneapolis, and the same ghost gun evidence.
- No additional details on sentencing conditions, prison designation, appeals, or victim impact statements can be reliably extracted from the corrupted AlphaNews text.