'History of violence towards women': Wisconsin man gets 6.5 years in prison for possessing firearm as convicted felon

MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) - A 36-year-old Wisconsin man was sentenced on Thursday to 6.5 years in prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

Chadwick M. Elgersma, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Joseph Harrison of Madison pleaded guilty to the charge on June 11, 2025.

The charge stemmed from an April 9, 2024, dispute when Harrison pointed a gun a a woman's face, threatening to shoot her. Harrison, according to the release, fled the scene in another woman's car and was found by officers through GPS tracking as he was on state supervision.

Officers searched the vehicle after stopping and arresting him, locating a loaded handgun under the seat. Harrison is barred from legally possessing a firearm due to prior felony convictions.

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