Angel A. Rodriguez, 47, of the 200 block of Byberry Road in Hatboro, was sentenced to 11.5 to 23 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of person not to possess a firearm, The Pottstown Mercury reported today.

According to their coverage, Rodriguez was found in possession of an 1851 Colt Navy .44-caliber antique revolver when he was prohibited by law from having firearms.

He also received a consecutive three-year period of probation as part of his sentence.

During an investigation on July 16, 2025, detectives found a firearm wrapped in a plastic bag, drug paraphernalia—including two glass tubes for smoking methamphetamine and two digital scales for weighing substances—in Rodriguez’s apartment.

Rodriguez had a previous conviction for possession with intent to deliver controlled substances, The Mercury said. He also pleaded guilty to stealing $581 in merchandise from the Home Depot store along Easton Road in the Willow Grove section of Upper Moreland Township on May 2, 2025.

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