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<p>A federal judge has sentenced a Wilkes-Barre man to a seven-year prison term on firearms charges in connection with drug trafficking.</p><p>Shakur Brownstein, 20, had a revolver and a stolen semi-automatic handgun in each hand and was pointing them at a juvenile male when police entered his apartment on South Welles Street in June 2016, according to U.S. Attorney Bruce Brandler.</p><p>Police said they heard Brownstein say, &#8220;I will shoot you&#8221; to the juvenile who was attempting to leave, Brandler said.</p><p>During the incident, officers say they also seized 1,234 packets of heroin.</p><p>The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Todd K. Hinkley prosecuted it.</p><style>
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Wilkes-Barre man gets seven-year sentence for weapons charges