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Tallahassee man sentenced to 9 years for possession of a firearm as a convicted felon

  • January 21, 2026

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A Tallahassee man was sentenced to 9 years in federal prison for possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.

Court documents show that the U.S. Marshals served a search warrant and found that Justin Grantsteadman was at a motel in Midway.

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He was arrested and authorities said they found a pistol that had been reported stolen in his pocket.

Following his sentence, court records show that Grantsteadman will be on supervised release for 3 years.

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