The defendant, 57-year-old Thomas Asa Harbarger, was sentenced on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap.
âWe are proud to work with our state and local partners to protect the public and ensure the safety of our community,â Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei said in a statement.
âThanks to the diligence and quick thinking of the Texas State Trooper in this case, a dangerous criminal is off the street,â he said.
A federal jury, in November, found Harbarger guilty of knowingly possessing a destructive device â an improvised explosive bomb â which was not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.