ALBANY – A Watertown, man was sentenced to to 15 years imprisonment for being a three time convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

The charges stemmed from an incident on November 8, 2010, at approximately 1:00 a.m., when the Watertown Police Department received complaint involving a man with a gun that had entered the complainant’s residence through an open third floor window. Upon arrival at the third floor apartment, Watertown police officers located Shawn Adams, 39, asleep on a couch along with a gun case near an open window. The officers then woke ADAMS and arrested him.

Thereafter, Adams stated that the firearm in the gun case belonged to him and that the gun was a Remington. The officers then opened the gun case and located a Remington, SPR 453, 12 gauge, semi-automatic shotgun manufactured in Russia.

Adams has three prior convictions for burglary or attempted burglary.