Defendant Sentenced On Possession Of Firearm

United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announces today that Nathan Curtis of Choctaw County, Alabama, was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 87 months following his guilty plea to a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Curtis was previously convicted of felony offenses, including Possession of Cocaine in Choctaw County Circuit Court in 2009.

United States District Court Judge Callie V.S. Granade imposed the sentence which was at the high end of the applicable advisory sentencing guideline range. In deciding on the high end sentence, Judge Granade cited the Defendant’s criminal history and the circumstances of this offense. This case was investigated by the Choctaw County Sheriff’s Office and prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama.