A Newport News, Virginia man with a lengthy criminal history has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for possessing a firearm while drug trafficking and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) said that court documents explain how Willie M. Hardy, Jr., 47, was involved in drug trafficking in Newport News while armed and still on federal supervision for a 2009 conviction.
