Midlands man sentenced to 10 years, ordered to pay $35,000 for gun charges
Image: Department of Justice (D.O.J.)
Image: Department of Justice (D.O.J.)
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– An Orangeburg man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms, says the Department of Justice.
Evidence presented to the court showed that on Nov. 13, 2019, Joseph Dean Dyches sold a .45 caliber handgun and a loaded, stolen, unregistered, short-barreled shotgun to an undercover agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
During the transaction, Dyches admitted to being a “five-time felon”, says the DOJ.
Approximately one week later, Dyches was pulled over by the South Carolina Highway Patrol and found to be in possession of a .40 caliber handgun, a loaded .22 caliber handgun, multiple rounds of ammunition, and methamphetamine.
He has prior convictions for assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, strong armed robbery, assault and battery 1st degree, and criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, say officials.
A United States District Court judge sentenced Dyches to 120 months in prison to be followed by a term of court-ordered supervision and also ordered him to pay a $35,000 fine.
