A convicted felon who was found in possession of a firearm after being apprehended in a stolen vehicle that struck a police cruiser has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison.
U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey imposed the sentence on Thursday on Rodney Patterson, 49, following his conviction for illegally possessing a firearm as a felon.
According to court records, detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department spotted a minivan at a gas station in the 1600 block of South Jefferson Avenue on Aug. 1, 2023. The vehicle had been reported stolen earlier that day. Patterson was the only occupant and was seated in the passenger seat while the vehicle remained running…