Indianapolis man gets 4½ years in prison for being a felon with a firearm

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An Indianapolis man was sentenced to 4½ years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

He’s been identified as Broden Burgess, 37, of Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were called to a Kroger grocery store on the 100 block of East 86th Street on Sept. 21, 2020. When they arrived, they found Burgess with a Ruger 9mm pistol in his sweatshirt pocket.

Police say Burgess cannot carry firearms due to multiple felony convictions including theft and strangulation. Police say he also has a misdemeanor conviction for domestic battery after knocking his ex-girlfriend to the ground and choking her.