The Brief
- A convicted felon has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for a 2022 shooting at an Atlanta motel.
- Prosecutors say Marcus Thomas opened fire while in his motel room and then tried to hide the gun in his mattress.
- Thomas had been out of prison for just four days before he was arrested for firing shots in his Atlanta motel room, police say.
ATLANTA – A previously convicted felon will spend years in federal prison in connection with a shooting at an Atlanta motel.
In August 2024, 39-year-old Atlanta resident Marcus Thomas pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.
Officials say the charges stem from an incident on July 1, 2022. On that day, officers with the Atlanta Police Department responded to reports of shots fired at the Travel Inn on Forest Hill Drive.…