Security News in Brief: Convicted Repeat Felon Sentenced to Prison in Valdosta Shooting Case

Source: United States Department of Justice News

VALDOSTA, Ga. – A Valdosta resident with a lengthy violent criminal history, convicted of illegally possessing a firearm, was sentenced to serve ten years in prison for his crime in a case involving the shooting of a homeless man protecting his animal from dog-fighting.

Aaron Lewis Green, Jr., 39, of Valdosta, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison, the statutory maximum, to be followed by three years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Hugh Lawson on Dec. 8, after he was found guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon following a two-day trial in June. There is no parole in the federal system.