NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A Newport News man was sentenced this week to a month and three years in prison for a federal firearm offense.
Antonio James Hill, 33, was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark S. Davis handed down the prison sentence on Thursday.
According to court documents, on Jan.25, 2022, Hill sold a .38 caliber handgun and five rounds of ammunition to a confidential informant for $200. He also had a firearm in a shoulder holster at the time of the purchase.
Prosecutors say Hill is a convicted felon felon and cannot possess a firearm or ammunition.
He was previously convicted of malicious wounding and use or display of a firearm during the commission of a felony, as well as assaulting a corrections officer while incarcerated for the prior felony convictions.
Prosecutors say the Newport News Police Department and Hampton Police Department were part of the investigation of this case, as well as the Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) task force.
