North Carolina man sentenced to prison for illegal firearms

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has been sentenced to 12 years in jail and three years of supervised launch for his conviction on expenses of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

U.S. Legal professional Michael Easley mentioned Edward Shaquille Alford, 29, of Lumberton was indicted final July on two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. On March 9, Alford entered a responsible plea to a single rely, Easley mentioned in a information launch.

In February 2021, the Lumberton Police Division and the Robeson County Sheriff’s Workplace executed a search warrant at a residence in Lumberton and located a loaded .45 caliber firearm with an prolonged journal within the room the place Alford was staying, the information launch mentioned

Alford made bond on state expenses however was arrested once more on a firearm cost in Might 2021, when Lumberton Police tried to make a visitors cease on Alford. He fled the scene however was apprehended close by and located with an AR-15 rifle within the driver’s aspect door, based on prosecutors.

Alford had beforehand been convicted of theft with a harmful weapon in addition to a previous conviction for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.