EUGENE, Ore. – On June 16, 2015, Billy Jess Barnard, 30, of
Eugene, Oregon, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael McShane to ten
years in federal prison for unlawful possession of firearms. Upon his release
from prison, Barnard will be on supervised release for three years.
On December 10, 2013, Eugene Police Department officers
arrested Barnard in a stolen vehicle and found him with two handguns. A search
of his phones revealed photos of Barnard holding multiple firearms, including
an AK-47 type pistol and a shotgun. Barnard has prior felony convictions for,
among other things, fleeing or attempting to elude police and burglary in the
second degree.
In addition to his federal case, the Lane County District
Attorney’s Office is prosecuting Barnard in two separate criminal cases arising
from other events in 2013.
This case was investigated by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Eugene Police Department, and was
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathan J. Lichvarcik, with the assistance
of Lane County Deputy District Attorneys Paul Graebner and Katherine Green.
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