ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man with a long criminal history has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after he shot at a man at a MARTA station four years ago.
Robert Lyles, a 43-year-old from Atlanta, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person in January, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia. He faced sentencing on Tuesday.
In August 2022, Lyles got into an argument with a stranger at the Five Points MARTA station. He shot at the man using a stolen firearm and ran away, federal officials said. Nobody was injured in the shooting.
Lyles was arrested about five days later, standing by the entrance to the same station, still carrying the stolen gun. He was indicted in Fulton County in March 2024, but was released from custody — which is when federal agents stepped in, seeking a federal investigation…