NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A guilty plea to federal drug and gun charges has led to a prison sentence of close to 10 years for a 53-year-old New Orleans man.
Acting U.S. Attorney Duane Evans says in a news release that the sentence of nine years and nine months was handed down Wednesday for Stephen Ellis.
Prosecutors say Ellis illegally possessed four firearms even though he was a convicted felon. They also said he possessed firearms as part of his drug-trafficking crimes, which involved cocaine.
The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan.
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