COLUMBUS – A Columbus resident with a lengthy criminal history who led a state trooper on a high-speed chase while he was wanted on several outstanding state warrants was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison for possessing a stolen firearm, the maximum prison sentence under federal guidelines.
Carlos Mathis, 36, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Clay Land after he pleaded guilty to possession of a stolen firearm on May 23. The defendant is not eligible for parole.
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