ATHENS β An Athens resident with a lengthy and violent criminal history has been sentenced to serve more than 10 years in federal prison for illegally possessing a gun, hiding homemade shanks while in federal detention and violating the terms of his supervised release.
Michael Anthony Randall, 33, of Athens, was sentenced to a total of 129 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Tilman E. βTrippβ Self III. Randall was sentenced to serve 105 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison concurrent after he pleaded guilty to one count of possession of contraband while in jail, and he was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison consecutive for violating his supervised release for a total of 129 months imprisonment. Randall is not eligible for parole.
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