A Benton Harbor man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm after he crashed his vehicle into the Flagstar Bank on Niles Avenue in St. Joseph this past year. The U.S. Attorney’s office says 32-year-old Theron Darrell Perry was sentenced in 2017 to 68 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was released from prison in January of this year and arrested for possession of a firearm in April. He was released from state custody shortly thereafter and acquired another firearm in May by having a friend purchase it on his behalf. When officers tried to arrest him later that month, he fled and while fleeing, hit another car, lost control of his vehicle, and crashed into the bank. In federal court this week, Perry was sentenced to 114 months in prison for the recent conduct and 24 months in prison for violating the terms of his supervised release on his 2017 offense. The sentences were imposed consecutively, meaning Perry will serve a total of 138 months in prison, or 11 and a half years.
