Fitzgerald man handed federal court sentence, two found illegally in southwest Georgia
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Three Columbus residents with lengthy criminal histories, one a known member of the Black Disciples street gang, were sentenced to federal prison without parole recently for a variety of firearm convictions.
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Six individuals were prosecuted in August in the Middle District of Georgia for illegal reentry into the country after having been deported and removed. Two of them, both found in southwest Georgia, were indicted by a grand jury on Aug. 15 for illegal reentry.
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