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PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — A Pensacola man who had previously been convicted of a felony has been sentenced on a gun charge.
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According to a Department of Justice news release, 27-year-old Donavon Idris Ellis was sentenced to 40 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon.
A search warrant was executed at Ellis’ home in March 2024, when law enforcement seized two loaded guns, a bulk box of ammunition, and multiple magazines, according to the release.
Ellis reportedly admitted to the officers that the two guns were his.
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Ellis was previously convicted in 2021 on three counts of distribution of carfentanil…