Centralia Man Sentenced to More than 10 Years in Federal Prison for Firearms Possession

A district judge has sentenced a Centralia man to 125 months (more than 10 years) in federal prison for possessing three firearms as a convicted felon in three separate incidents with police.

33-year-old Lamar Bennett pleaded guilty to three counts of felon in possession of a firearm.

According to court documents, Bennett was convicted as a felon in possession of a firearm in Marion County Circuit Court in 2020, further barring him from legally possessing firearms. He was later found on three separate occasions with firearms in his possession.

Once out of prison, Bennett will serve three years of mandatory supervised release.