A Bristol Township man was sentenced 5 to 10 years in prison on a weapons charge.
Brian McDuffie, 30, negotiated a plea deal in the weapons case, according to court documents. He also pleaded guilty in a domestic assault case.
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The two cases involved McDuffie and his girlfriend.
McDuffie, who has a previously felony conviction, admitted to having a .38 revolver when he was not legally allowed to posses a firearm.
Bristol Township police responded to an apartment in April when McDuffie’s girlfriend was accidentally shot by him. The weapon was fired and a bullet struck his girlfriend shortly after she was subpoenaed to testify against him in the domestic violence case.
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When speaking with detectives, McDuffie said he was showing his girlfriend the .38 revolver when it “accidentally” went off. He added that he hid the gun in a trashcan on South Kenwood Drive in Levittown, according to court papers.
McDuffie was previously convicted in a 2006 felony case.
