PITTSBURGH -  A Mercer County man has been sentenced to more than 8 years in federal prison for illegal gun possession.

Prosecutors say Diquan Crowder, 28, of Farrell was sentenced to 100 months in prison for possessing a firearm after a prior felony conviction.

Investigators say that on November 20, 2020, Crowder possessed a loaded and stolen AK 47-style Zastava pistol at his home in Farrell. During Crowder's sentencing hearing it was revealed that Crowder had the gun in connection with the felony crime of drug trafficking.

Crowder had already been convicted of a felony gun crime in 2014 and had also been convicted of a drug trafficking crime in 2016.

Crowder was also ordered to spend three years under supervised release following his prison sentence.