Potosi Man Sentenced For Being Felon In Possession of Firearm

A felon arrested at a Grant County tavern while carrying a pistol has been sentenced to probation. 60 year old Brian Irish of Potosi, pleaded guilty in Grant County Circuit Court to being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of marijuana and carrying a handgun where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed. Irish was placed on probation for one year. According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were called to Yesterdaze Tavern in Beetown on September 12th to investigate a man who made comments that he was going to be on the news and had a pistol inside the tavern. Deputies were able to locate the pistol Irish had hidden outside of the tavern once he had learned the authorities had been called. The firearm was loaded, and Irish was discovered to be impaired, as well as being a convicted felon.