It was announced on Tuesday by acting U.S. Attorney Kevin Feldis that an Anchorage man was sentenced on multiple charges of weapons possession, cocaine possession, and assaulting a federal officer.
30-year-old Lamar Joseph Facine went before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Ralph R. Beistline on Monday and was sentenced to 150 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.
Facine was already a felon when he was arrested in October of 2012, and thus was barred as a felon from possessing firearms. He had been previously been arrested and sentenced to prison in 2008 for drug distribution and weapons possession. He spent four years in prison on those charges.
During his arrest in October, Facine was found to be once again in possession of cocaine and was charged with possession. He was also found to be in possession of a 12-gauge shotgun, a .40 caliber pistol, and a 9mm pistol with an obliterated serial number.
When arrested , Facine immediately began fighting with the officers, striking one in the face, and so also charged with assaulting a federal officer as well.
When announcing Facine’s sentence, Judge Beistline noted that Facine was clearly dangerous and had earned the punishment meted out by the court. The Judge said that Facine’s actions “demonstrated a lack of respect for law enforcement and for those in positions of authority; therefore, it was important to fashion a sentence that focused on deterrence and protection of the public.”