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Man sentenced to 5 years for firearms crimes

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Anchorage Daily News

Posted: May 18, 2009 - 9:47 pm

ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage man received five years in prison for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.

Anthony Antjuan Rankin, 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Ralph R. Beistline.

Prosecutors say Rankin was arrested in St. Mary's soon after arriving from Anchorage. They say he was carrying a loaded pistol inside his backpack, as well as alcohol and ammunition.

Rankin had previously been convicted of two felony offenses in Indiana.

Beistline found that carrying a loaded firearm on an airplane while illegally importing alcohol into a community created a potentially dangerous situation.

— The Associated Press