A Brazos County jury sentenced Milton Miller, 59, of Bryan to 45 years in prison Wednesday after finding him guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon the previous day.
According to a press release from the Brazos County District Attorney’s Office, police received a call from a Bryan resident on Dec. 31, 2021, claiming that a man entered his house who did not belong there. The resident gave police his description and said he had a gun.
Bryan police officers located a man matching the description, later identified as Miller. They found him with a .22-caliber revolver and a black airsoft pistol in the back waistband of his pants. After learning that Miller had been previously convicted of a felony, officers arrested him for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
Just before jury selection began in 272nd District Court with Judge John Brick presiding, Miller …