(KRON) — A Richmond man who used his 6-year-old nephew to hide a loaded gun from police was sentenced Tuesday to serve 46 months in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín sentenced Darneko Yates after he was convicted at trial.
The gun-hiding incident happened on August 27, 2023 outside of Yates’ relative’s house in San Pablo. Police officers had followed Yates’ vehicle for several blocks while his young nephew and niece were in the backseat.
At the time, 30-year-old Yates was on parole for convictions including carjacking and solicitation to commit murder…