VALDOSTA – A south Georgia resident with a criminal history has been convicted by a federal jury of illegally possessing a firearm.
Shi-Young Lamar Sharper, 39, of Valdosta, was found guilty of one count of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon at the conclusion of a one-day trial before U.S. District Judge Hugh Lawson on July 26. Sharper faces a maximum of 10 years in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 15.
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