COLUMBUS – A Columbus resident with a lengthy criminal history pleaded guilty to possessing a stolen firearm after leading a state trooper on a high-speed chase while he was wanted on multiple state warrants.
Carlos Mathis, 35, pleaded guilty to possession of a stolen firearm before U.S. District Judge Clay Land. Mathis faces a maximum of 10 years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release and a maximum $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 8. There is no parole in the federal system.
The Gwinnett Daily Post is a daily newspaper published in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and serves as the county's legal organ. The newspaper is owned by Times-Journal Inc. and prints Wednesday and Sunday each week.