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Bowie County Felon Sentenced for Federal Firearms Violations

Bowie County Felon Sentenced for Federal Firearms Violations

A 79-year-old Hooks, Texas, man has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.

 

Robert D. Whittington, III, pleaded guilty on Oct. 4, 2018, to being a felon in possession of a firearm and felon in possession of ammunition and was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III.

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