RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – A Rapid City man has been sentenced to federal prison after authorities found a handgun in his apartment despite a prior felony conviction that prohibited him from possessing firearms or ammunition.
Nicholas Murphy, 52, was sentenced Nov. 2 to one year and one day in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler also ordered Murphy to serve two years of supervised release and pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Authorities also ordered him to give up the firearm…