The U.S. Attorney's Office announced Wednesday that 22-year-old Randy Coy James Holmes of Moses Lake was sentenced for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Holmes will spend the next 37 months in prison followed by a 3-year term of court supervision.

He was arrested during a traffic stop initiated by a Grant County Sheriff's Deputy in which a stolen firearm was found next to Holmes, a member of the Little Valley Locos gang.

United States Attorney Hyslop said, “The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington is committed to prosecuting individuals who unlawfully possess firearms. Such offenses are serious and just punishment will be pursued against those individuals who violate the firearms laws. I commend the ATF, Grant County Sheriff’s Office and Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory for their commitment to this successful prosecution.”

The case was prosecuted under the Project Safe Neighborhoods program, a federal, state, and local law enforcement collaboration.

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