"U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr., handed 44-year-old Michael Patterson 103 months behind bars, after Patterson pleaded guilty to the crimes in May, according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Craig Missakian of the Northern District of California. A federal grand jury indicted Patterson in April 2024. Missakian said that in the guilty plea, Patterson admitted he tried to meet a person he believed to be a 13-year-old girl for sex."
"BRENTWOOD - A Brentwood man has been sentenced to 8 1/2 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography and possessing an unregistered short-barreled rifle, authorities said. Authorities subsequently found more than 600 videos and 1,000 images depicting minors engaging in sexual conduct, Missakian said. Authorities found a short-barreled rifle, as well. Missakian said Patterson admitted the gun was not registered with the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, as required by law."
Michael Patterson, 44, was sentenced to 103 months in federal prison for receiving child pornography and possessing an unregistered short-barreled rifle. He pleaded guilty in May and was indicted by a federal grand jury in April 2024. In his guilty plea Patterson admitted attempting to meet a person he believed to be a 13-year-old girl for sex. Authorities recovered more than 600 videos and 1,000 images depicting minors engaging in sexual conduct. Investigators also found a short-barreled rifle that Patterson acknowledged was not registered with the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record as required by law.
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