South Bend man sentenced to 7 years in prison
Posted: Dec 4, 2017 12:58 PM EDT
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A South Bend man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for firearm possession by a convicted felon.
Tyrone Miller, 31, was sentenced to 87 months in prison and 2 years supervised release.
Miller crashed his vehicle into a pole on February 11, 2017 in South Bend, according to court reports.
At the accident scene, an officer attempted a pat down, but Miller struggled and tried to pull away from the officer. Another officer assisted and Miller was placed into the back of a patrol vehicle without being patted down.
When Miller was removed from the patrol car, a handgun was found on the floor of the vehicle, reports said.