A resident of Springfield, Missouri, has been sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm.
Joseph Bradley Garrison, 48, received a prison sentence of three years and 10 months from U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough after being convicted of unlawful firearm possession. The court ordered that the federal sentence run consecutively with an existing state conviction in Lawrence County, Missouri, case number 12LW-CR01381, which involved charges of second-degree burglary, stealing, and tampering with a motor vehicle.
The case originated on June 30, 2023, when Springfield police officers initiated contact with Garrison after observing him walking in the street even though a sidewalk was available. Officers approached Garrison and asked whether he had anything illegal or dangerous on his person…