A 31-year-old convicted felon from Ocala who attempted to sell a firearm to a pawn shop has been sentenced to five years in federal prison.
On Friday, November 21, U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber sentenced Shymiere Montese Howell to five years’ imprisonment for possession of a firearm and ammunition affecting commerce by a convicted felon.
Howell had pleaded guilty to the charge on July 22, 2025…