"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. 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. 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, pleaded guilty in May to receiving child pornography and possessing an unregistered short-barreled rifle. A federal grand jury indicted Patterson in April 2024. U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. sentenced Patterson to 103 months in federal prison. Patterson admitted he tried 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. Authorities also found a short-barreled rifle. Patterson acknowledged that the rifle was not registered with the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, as required by law.
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