Columbia man sentenced to federal prison on firearm and drug charges, officials say
Columbia man sentenced to federal prison on firearm and drug charges, officials say By WIS News 10 Staff | April 12, 2021 at 4:07 PM EDT - Updated April 12 at 5:21 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A Columbia man has been sentenced to federal prison after being convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, as well as possession of crack cocaine, officials say.
Eric Jahann Nixon, 39, was convicted by a jury following a three-day trial in federal court.
At approximately 7 p.m. on October 16, 2020, officers with the Columbia Police Department responded to Wash City Laundromat off Broad River Road after receiving several 911 calls about a man brandishing a firearm and assaulting a 65-year-old female attendant at the laundromat.