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Guest Opinion: Raise your voice against child abuse ... Our View: Medford police tried to avoid confrontation ... Crisis intervention: Medford police take training in response to surge in mental health calls ... Guest Opinion: Raise your voice against child abuse ... Our View: Medford police tried to avoid confrontation ... FEDERAL COURT Medford armed career criminal sentenced to 15 years for carrying ammunition MailTribune.com Writer Posted Mar. 18, 2015 @ 2:55 pm Updated Mar 18, 2015 at 4:35 PM Posted Mar. 18, 2015 @ 2:55 pm Updated Mar 18, 2015 at 4:35 PM » Social News p bs:newslist StartDate="20121121" EndDate="p bs:datecalc Months="3"" DateSort="1" UseObjects="1" ObjectClass="81" Taxonomywords="2325,665" ExactTaxonomyMatch="1" Image="1" Count="4" --> A Medford armed career criminal found with ammunition in his pocket was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison Monday in federal court. Senior U.S. District Judge Owen M. Panner sentenced Joel Daniel Dixon, 49, to 188 months after Dixon had previously pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition. Panner dismissed a separate charge of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to court documents. Dixon will be on supervised release for five years after he completes his prison sentence. Dixon was found with the ammunition in his pocket Feb. 28, 2013, during a probation officer's visit to the home of another man. Acting on a tip, the probation officer believed there was also a fugitive living at the house and asked sheriff's deputies to accompany him. One of the deputies went to the back of the house in case the fugitive tried to escape. He found Dixon hiding between the house and a fence, according to federal court records. The deputy drew his gun and ordered Dixon to put his hands up. Dixon turned away, reached into his pocket and threw something down, then walked toward the deputy with his hands raised. The deputy searched Dixon and found a Colt .380 magazine loaded with five rounds in his pocket but no weapon. The deputy also discovered a small baggie of methamphetamine that had been dropped on the ground, a gallon zip-close bag of marijuana buds, a backpack, and a leather satchel containing 584 grams of methamphetamine packaged for sale in the narrow space where Dixon had been hiding.  Under federal law, people who are found in possession of ammunition or firearms after having been convicted of three felonies pertaining to violence or drug trafficking are considered armed career criminals. They face a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 15 years when convicted of being in possession of a firearm or ammunition, according to a Department of Justice news release. Dixon’s criminal history includes 14 felony convictions, including attempt to elude police, manufacture of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance, supplying contraband, first-degree theft and being a felon in possession of a firearm, the release said. The case was investigated jointly by Jackson County Parole and Probation Services, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas W. Fong. 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