Man sentenced after fleeing traffic stop with children, stolen gun in vehicle

MIDFIELD, Ala. (WBRC) – A Midfield man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm, according to U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.

Billy Keith Hamilton, 42, received a 24-month prison sentence on a supervised release revocation. He was also sentenced to a consecutive 27 months in prison based on a guilty plea to charges for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The two sentences result in a total of 51 months in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

According to the plea agreement, on July 13, 2024, a state trooper with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency pulled Hamilton over for a traffic stop…

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