Gregg County Man Sentenced for Possessing Stolen Firearm

TYLER — A Longview man has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms violations. Kym David Pearce, 52, pleaded guilty on February 8, to possession of a stolen firearm. Pearce was sentenced yesterday to 120 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Michael H. Schneider. According to federal prosecutors, on May 20, 2012, a federal warrant was executed for Pearce’s arrest at his residence on Virgie Street in Longview. As Pearce was being arrested, Gregg County CODE agents observed several firearms in the residence. A search of the residence resulted in the discovery of eight firearms and several rounds of ammunition. Pearce admitted that he knew at least one of the firearms in his residence was stolen.