East Bay resident gets 8 1/2 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography

BRENTWOOD A Brentwood man has been sentenced to years in federal prison for receiving child pornography and possessing an unregistered short-barreled rifle executives mentioned Related Articles Four sentenced for killing Oakland man in RV robbery shootout Man shot after dispute near Lake Merritt dies of his wounds Two dead two hospitalized following shooting in Antioch Two women dead in Walnut Creek following double homicide Attempted murder charges filed in Berkeley hit-and-run incident U S District Judge Haywood S Gilliam Jr handed -year-old Michael Patterson months behind bars after Patterson pleaded guilty to the crimes in May according to a announcement from U S Attorney Craig Missakian of the Northern District of California A federal grand jury indicted Patterson in April Missakian mentioned that in the guilty plea Patterson admitted he tried to meet a person he considered to be a -year-old girl for sex Government subsequently determined more than videos and images depicting minors engaging in sexual conduct Missakian reported Government uncovered a short-barreled rifle as well Missakian stated Patterson admitted the gun was not registered with the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record as required by law