Columbia Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison After Hiding a Gun at a Local Business

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Doron Guider, 27, of Columbia, has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

On Jan. 9, 2025, Columbia Police officers responded to a complaint about a man with a handgun at an extended stay hotel on Forest Drive. Officers circled the area and went to a nearby store where the manager and an employee stated that the man, later determined to be Guider, had entered the business. With the help of the business’s employees, officers reviewed surveillance video and saw Guider enter the store. Officers searched the store and found Guider, who had changed into clothing marked for sale. Further review of the surveillance video revealed that Guider had hidden the handgun between two pallets in the store, along with his original clothing. Officers were able to recover the handgun and the clothing.

Guider has prior convictions for strong arm robbery, breaking into a motor vehicle, and two counts of possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a violent felony, all of which prohibit him from possessing a firearm under federal law.

United States District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie sentenced Guider to 46 total months imprisonment, to be followed by a three-year term of court-ordered supervision.  There is no parole in the federal system.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the City of Columbia Police Department, and the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Lamar J. Fyall prosecuted the case.

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