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A St. Cloud man who is deemed a career criminal has been sentenced to 17 years in a federal prison for being a felon in possession of a gun.

A St. Cloud man who is deemed a career criminal has pleaded guilty in federal court to being a felon in possession of a gun. 24-year-old Shawn Roering admitted that he had a stolen semi-automatic rifle and tried to sell it last August.

A St. Cloud man faces 15 years in a federal prison after he was found with a gun on a city bus. Authorities say 33-year-old Bryant Griffin is a convicted felon who is prohibited from having a gun.