Florida felon sentenced after posing with gun in Instagram video
A convicted felon in Florida who appeared in a social media put up holding a handgun was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal jail.
Terry Kristopher Flournoy, 23, was sentenced Friday in Fort Myers federal court docket, in line with court docket information. He pleaded responsible in December to illegally possessing a firearm.
Fort Myers law enforcement officials arrested Flournoy in April 2020 on an lively arrest warrant after he posted a video on Instagram at a neighborhood restaurant, in line with court docket paperwork. That very same day, prosecutors mentioned Flournoy posted one other video on social media of himself pointing what seemed to be a Glock pistol on the digicam.
Throughout Flournoy’s arrest, officers mentioned they situated a loaded Glock, and Flournoy’s fingerprint was later recovered from the gun’s journal.
As a convicted felon, Flournoy is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition below federal legislation, prosecutors mentioned. Flournoy’s felony convictions embrace car theft, firearm theft and housebreaking, in line with Florida Division of Corrections information.
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