Thaindian News

SEATTLE (BNO NEWS) – A Seattle resident on Thursday was sentenced to prison for illegal firearm possession after accidently firing a stolen gun outside a club.

Rashad Paris Kimbrough, 29, was sentenced in U.S. Court to six years in prison and three years of supervised release for being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Kimbrough pleaded guilty in connection with the incident in January 2007, when a gun went off inside Kimbrough’s pocket while he loitered outside a club in central Seattle. No one was injured. Police arrested Kimbrough that night.

According to the records file in the case, Kimbrough has twenty criminal convictions, nine of them felonies. The convictions include multiple drug possession and distribution charges involving cocaine as well as theft and obstruction. Those convictions bar Kimbrough from legally possessing a firearm.

On the night of the arrest, Seattle Police officers watched as Kimbrough left the club. Kimbrough saw the officers and jammed his hand into his coat pocket. Officers heard a loud sound like a gunshot – Kimbrough quickly turned and returned to the club. Officers went into the club to locate Kimbrough but were unsuccessful. A short time later, they spotted him outside of the club and took him into custody.

The club, Club Chocolate City, has since closed due to ongoing drug problems which were the subject of state and federal investigations.

In asking for a significant sentence, prosecutors noted the danger of a felon and addict with a loaded weapon.