Castleberry man, convicted felon sentenced to prison after being found with firearm: USDOJ
CASTLEBERRY, Ala. (WKRG) — A Castleberry, Alabama man was sentenced to prison after he was found in possession of a firearm after he fled from deputies, according to a release from the United States Department of Justice.
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United States District Court Judge Terry F. Moorer sentenced 39-year-old Matthew John Cobb to 70 months in prison.
The sentencing comes after Cobb, who had several prior felony convictions including a previous conviction of felon in possession of a firearm, fled from Conecuh County deputies who were working traffic in Castleberry. Cobb sped away from deputies in a white Dodge before abandoning his vehicle and running into the woods.
When Alabama Department of Corrections dogs eventually tracked Cobb down, they found him lying on top of a .38 revolver. Authorities said they also found ammunition matching the revolver inside his vehicle.
In addition to his 70-month prison sentence, Judge Moorer also ordered Cobb to serve a three-year term of supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $100 in special mandatory assessments and forfeit the firearm to the United States.
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The USDOJ release said that Judge Moorer also found that Cobb had violated his prior supervised release term, which he was on at the time of the offense. Moorer imposed a 14-month sentence for Cobb to run consecutive to the 70-month sentence.
The Conecuh County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
investigated the case, which was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Gloria Bedwell on behalf of the United States.
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