Capone pleads guilty in federal court

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By Stephanie Smith

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Charles A. Capone pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Capone has been named a person of interest in the disappearance of his estranged wife, Rachael Anderson of Clarkston.

Story Published: Jul 6, 2010 at 6:27 PM PST

Story Updated: Jul 6, 2010 at 6:37 PM PST

COUER D'ALENE - Charles A. Capone pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.

The Moscow man appeared in U.S. District Court in Couer d'Alene. An additional count of the same charge was dropped as part of the plea agreement.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Mitchell said Capone will be held in the Boundary County Jail until his sentencing on September 27th.

In a separate investigation, Capone has been named a person of interest in the disappearance of his estranged wife, 41-year-old Rachael Anderson of Clarkston. Anderson has been missing since April.

Authorities say Capone told a friend he carried a gun while following Anderson in February to determine whether she was seeing someone else.

Capone was arrested on the gun charges in May.

(AP contributed to this story.)

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