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For members: Mason found guilty of federal gun, drug charges

Posted at 5:36 pm January 20, 2020
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Charles Mason Preliminary Hearing July 25 2019
An Anderson County man who has been convicted of two homicides and has been charged in state court with the attempted murder of a deputy was found guilty in federal court on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, of gun and drug crimes that have potential sentences of life in prison. Charles Edward Mason, 52, is pictured above during a preliminary hearing in Anderson County General Sessions Court in Clinton on Thursday, July 25, 2019, when one count of attempted first-degree murder and five aggravated assault charges were sent to the Anderson County Grand Jury. (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

KNOXVILLE—An Anderson County man who has been convicted of two homicides and has been charged in state court with the attempted murder of a deputy was found guilty in federal court on Friday of gun and drug crimes that have potential sentences of life in prison.

A 12-person jury deliberated for about two hours Friday morning before reaching a unanimous verdict on the four federal charges:

Charles Mason Preliminary Hearing July 25 2019

KNOXVILLE—An Anderson County man who has been convicted of two homicides and has been charged in state court with the attempted murder of a deputy was found guilty in federal court on Friday of gun and drug crimes that have potential sentences of life in prison.

A 12-person jury deliberated for about two hours Friday morning before reaching a unanimous verdict on the four federal charges.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Courts, Courts, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Premium Content, Slider, United States Tagged With: ACSD, Alan Randa, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, ATF, attempted first-degree murder, attempted murder, Brent N. Jones, Charles Edward Mason, Chris Conner, Dennis Pemberton, felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, Gabriel Collins, homicide, Jake Stone, Josh Hedrick, LaToyia Carpenter, Marion West, Matt McGhee, Nina Osia, ossessing and brandishing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, Pamela L. Reeves, Randy Seay, trial, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, U.S. District Court, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

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