PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A Pensacola man has been sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to firearm possession charges, according to a Department of Justice news release.
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Derek Samuel James Hunter, 37, of Pensacola, was sentenced to 5 years and 3 months in federal prison for possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.
Court records showed that in October 2024, Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies and an ambulance responded to a shooting in Pensacola. Hunter was at the scene and had a loaded semiautomatic handgun.
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Hunter had felony convictions previously for fleeing and eluding law enforcement, aggravated assault with a firearm, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of cocaine…