MACON – A federal jury convicted a Valdosta resident with a lengthy and violent criminal history of illegally possessing a firearm after officers discovered an AK-47-style firearm during a domestic violence investigation triggered by a child attempting to protect his mother.
Angelo Devon Williams, 35, was found guilty of one count of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The trial was held before U.S. District Judge Hugh Lawson at the federal courthouse in Macon. Williams faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release and a maximum $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for March 20 in Valdosta. The defendant is not eligible for parole.
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