A Gary man was sentenced to 105 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, according to a release from U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Cachun Combs Jr. 46, will serve three years of supervised release following his prison sentence, according to the release.
According to documents in the case, on June 2, 2023, an officer with the Gary Police Department approached a running vehicle parked in an alley and observed Combs sleeping inside the vehicle with a loaded rifle on his lap.
Comb’s criminal history revealed that he had prior felony convictions for aggravated discharge of a firearm, attempted battery and carrying a handgun without a license, battery resulting in serious bodily injury, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base.
Any one of these convictions prohibited him from possessing the firearm in this case, Johnson said in the release.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Indiana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Task Force and the Gary Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kristian R. Mukoski.
