The Brief
- A federal judge sentenced 43-year-old Terrance Banks to eight years and nine months in prison without parole for possessing a stolen firearm.
- Banks has 14 prior felony convictions, including aggravated assault, armed robbery, illegal gun possession, and attacks on prison staff.
- Atlanta police officers found a stolen handgun in Banks’ vehicle during an October 2024 traffic stop.
ATLANTA – A 14-time convicted felon with a decades-long violent criminal record has been sentenced to nearly nine years in federal prison after Atlanta police caught him with a stolen gun, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
What we know:
U.S. District Judge Steven D. Grimberg sentenced Terrance Banks, 43, of Atlanta, to eight years and nine months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Federal sentences do not allow for parole. Banks pleaded guilty on June 9 to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.…