Ex-3 Doors Down Bassist Gets 10 Years on Gun Charge

File photo showing Todd Harrell, founding member and former bassist of the band “3 Doors Down,” performing in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 9, 2011. AP Photo/Tim Sharp

PASCAGOULA, Miss.— The founding member and former bassist of the rock band 3 Doors Down has been sentenced to 10 years in Mississippi state prison for possession of a firearm by a felon.

News outlets report Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Robert Krebs gave Todd Harrell the maximum penalty during a hearing on Oct. 11.