CLINTON COUNTY — A judge has sentenced a Greene County man found guilty of shooting an Ohio Wildlife Officer last December to prison.
Brian Limming, 44, of Jamestown was sentenced Wednesday to four and a half years in prison. Limming was given eight days credit.
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Limming was found guilty of assault, tampering with evidence and hunting without a deer permit.
News Center 7 previously reported that an indictment stated Limming possessed a loaded 20-gauge shotgun on Dec. 20, 2020. That was the day an officer with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources was shot while investigating illegal deer hunting near Martinsville, Ohio.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Vipal J. Patel, of the Southern District of Ohio, said Limming had previously been convicted of a misdemeanor domestic violence. Possessing a firearm or ammunition after such conviction is a federal crime.
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