WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
NORFOLK, Va. - A Chesapeake man was sentenced yesterday to two years and six months in prison for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. This sentence will run consecutively to a six-year sentence fora separate fraud conviction.
According to court documents, on Dec. 1, 2025, Chesapeake Police responded to a 911 emergency response call for a domestic assault incident at a residence in Chesapeake involving Adrian Thomas Knight Jr., 42. Reports indicated Knight was cocking a firearm while battering an individual.
Even though he knew he had two firearms, when questioned, Knight stated, "I'm on...