A Barren County, Kentucky, man was sentenced last week to 4 years and 9 months in federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm after previously been convicted of a felony.
According to court documents, Dwayne T. Smith, 37, of Glasgow, Kentucky, was sentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a Glock GMBH, model 19, nine-millimeter semiautomatic pistol on June 7, 2022. Smith was prohibited from possessing a firearm because he had previously been convicted of the following felony offenses:
Smith was convicted on June 25, 2019, in Barren Circuit Court, Smith of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, receiving stolen property, and possession of synthetic drugs–second or subsequent.
On October 7, 2019, in Barren Circuit Court, Smith was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
There is no parole in the federal system.
This case was investigated by the ATF with assistance from the Kentucky State Police and the Glasgow Police Department.