MARION — A Marion man has been sentenced to federal prison for a firearm offense.

According to court records, 37-year-old Reginald L. “Reggie” Cavitt, who previously pled guilty to a one-count indictment charging unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, will spend the next 36 months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release. He will be credited one month toward his sentence for time served on a related state case. Cavitt was also fined $200 and ordered to forfeit a Taurus, model PT845, .45 caliber pistol to the United States.

Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings established that Cavitt was selling marijuana out of a Marion home that he shared with a girlfriend and three young children.

On June 26, 2017, officers executed a search warrant at the Marion home, where they located the loaded .45 caliber pistol, marijuana, cocaine, over $7,600 in cash, a digital scale, drug packaging materials and additional ammunition. Because Cavitt had previously been convicted of a felony, federal law prohibits him from possessing a firearm.

The investigation was conducted by the Marion Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. The Williamson County States Attorney’s Office also assisted in the investigation.