Convicted Felon Sentenced For Illegal Possession Of Guns

United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Tommy Ladon Burt, 41, of Evergreen, was sentenced today in federal court on a single charge of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Burt pled guilty to the charge in April of this year.

United States District Court Judge William H. Steele imposed a sentence of 21 months imprisonment, and he ordered that Burt undergo drug and mental health treatment while in custody. He also ordered that Burt receive drug and mental health treatment as conditions of his supervised release term of three years, which will commence when he is released from his prison sentence. No fine was imposed in the case.

The case was investigated by the Conecuh County Sheriff’s Office, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. It was prosecuted in the United States Attorney’s Office by Assistant United States Attorney Gloria Bedwell.