Kingsport Man Sentenced to 264 Months for Possession of a Firearm

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – Phillip Thomas Green, 36, of Kingsport, Tennessee, has been sentenced to 264 months in prison by the Honorable Clifton L. Corker, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville.

On June 22, 2022, a federal jury found Green guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The evidence presented at trial showed that Green had ten prior felony convictions, including five felony drug convictions.

On August 16, 2019, officers with the Kingsport Police Department responded to a disturbance on Park Street in Kingsport, where they found Green vandalizing a vehicle. He was later apprehended in the backyard of a nearby residence with a loaded Taurus, .380 caliber handgun.

‘This investigation and prosecution was a part of the comprehensive strategy to combat and reduce violence in our local communities by targeting dangerous individuals who unlawfully possess firearms,’ said U.S. Attorney Francis M. Hamilton III.

Assistant U.S. Attorney B. Todd Martin represented the United States in this case.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence.

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