{"id":20166,"date":"2015-03-31T12:24:07","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T12:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=20166"},"modified":"2015-03-31T12:24:07","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T12:24:07","slug":"convicted-felon-sentenced-to-33-months-in-prison-for-possession-of-ammunition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=20166","title":{"rendered":"Convicted Felon Sentenced to 33 Months in Prison for Possession of Ammunition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rudy Bridges, 31, was sentenced Monday in St. Thomas to 33 months in prison for possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. The sentence was handed down by District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez.<\/p>\n<p>According to court records, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspectors discovered 290 rounds of ammunition in Bridges\u2019 luggage when he arrived in St. Thomas aboard a Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale on April 18, 2013. 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