Brandon J. Britt, age 33, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was sentenced before U.S. District Court for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Britt was sentenced to 84 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release.

According to documents in this case, on the evening of April 3, 2019, Britt was the passenger in a vehicle which was stopped for a traffic violation in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana. The officer conducting the traffic stop observed a handgun protruding from Britt’s pocket. The gun was loaded with a round in the chamber. Britt had previously been convicted of multiple felony offenses, including Dealing in Cocaine or a Narcotic Drug, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon and Robbery.