Doron Guider, a 27-year-old resident of Columbia, South Carolina, has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
The incident occurred on January 9, 2025, when Columbia Police responded to a report of a man with a handgun at an extended stay hotel on Forest Drive. Officers canvassed the area and visited a nearby store after receiving information from the manager and an employee that the suspect had entered their business. With assistance from store employees, police reviewed surveillance footage and identified Guider entering the premises.
Officers located Guider inside the store wearing clothing marked for sale. Further examination of surveillance video showed that he had hidden both the handgun and his original clothing between two pallets within the store. The items were subsequently recovered by law enforcement.
Guider’s criminal history includes convictions for strong arm robbery, breaking into a motor vehicle, and two counts of possession of a firearm by someone convicted of a violent felony. These prior offenses make it illegal under federal law for him to possess firearms.
United States District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie sentenced Guider to 46 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Federal sentences do not allow for parole.
The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), City of Columbia Police Department, and Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lamar J. Fyall prosecuted the case.
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