Jimmy Lee Barner, Felon in Possession of Firearm, New York 2008

BUFFALO, N.Y. - A Buffalo man was sentenced to 100 months in prison for being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition.

Jimmy Lee Barner, 30, was convicted after a jury trial of being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Bill Wilson.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joseph M. Tripi and John M. Alsup, during a search of Barner's Amherst Street apartment in January of 2008, New York State Parole Officers and Special Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives found that the defendant was in possession of a firearm and ammunition. At the time, Barner was on parole for a previous felony state conviction.

The sentencing is the culmination of an investigation on the part of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, under the direction of Commissioner Brian Fischer and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives under the direction of Resident Agent in Charge Frank Christiano.

Barner was charged with being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition, a felony violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). He was sentenced to 100 months in prison.

The case was investigated by the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York prosecuted the case.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/buffalo-man-sentenced-firearm-possession-case