An Atlanta man was sentenced Friday to his fourth stint in prison on felony firearm charges, authorities said.
Mark Antonio Sanders, 50, of Atlanta, pleaded guilty on April 30 to charges including possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak said in a news release.
The charges stemmed from a prior incident in May 2017 when a victim reported to Atlanta police that a man, later identified as Sanders, struck him in the face with a gun before shooting him in the foot, the release said.
Later in the month, police found Sanders near the scene and chased him down until he hid behind a “Welcome to East Atlanta” sign, the release said. Authorities noticed Sanders had a loaded Jiminez Arms 9mm pistol with a scratched off serial number in his possession.
Sanders had three stints in prison from 1989 to 1998, according to Georgia Department of Corrections records. In DeKalb County, he was convicted of aggravated battery, robbery, aggravated assault and firearm possession charges.
Following his seven years behind bars, he will spend three years on supervised release.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Atlanta Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Irina Dutcher prosecuted the case.
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