Pierce County man sentenced to 7 years in prison for drugs, guns

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A Pierce County man was sentenced last week to seven years in prison for drug trafficking and illegally having guns.

A Pierce County man was sentenced to seven years in prison for drug trafficking and illegally possessing multiple guns.

“Witnesses and surveillance video showed Townsend in a white Escalade firing a handgun into the air,” stated the release. The DOJ reported nine months later, in August 2023, a Puyallup police officer tried to stop Townsend when he was driving in a different car with no license plate. Townsend tried to drive off, hitting and damaging another car and injuring the driver in the process. He ultimately crashed his car and then tried to run from police who arrived at the scene.

In June 2024, Townsend pleaded guilty, according to the release, to possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm.“On a number of occasions, Mr. Townsend continued to possess firearms knowing he was not allowed to,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Casey Conzatti wrote to the court. “On one occasion, Mr. Townsend was observed shooting a gun into the air, putting civilians in danger. Following the arrest for this conduct, Mr.

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