LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Louisville man, acquitted of killing his step-brother in a 2011 murder, pleaded guilty to a federal firearms charge on Thursday in a different case.
A judge accepted a plea agreement and will sentence Young on June 27 in federal court for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
The plea comes a little over a year after Young was arrested in connection with a shooting in Louisville and for allegedly ramming a police vehicle while attempting to flee from officers. He was taken into custody after a 20-minute standoff with police on multiple charges, including possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Two months after his state indictment, federal prosecutors filed the weapons charge.
It's not the first time Young has been in the headlines. His long criminal history started after he was charged with the 2011 murder of his step-brother, Trey Zwicker. He was eventually acquitted of those charges, and his father, Joshua Gouker, pleaded guilty to the murder. But in 2018, Young confessed to the crime in a letter obtained by WDRB.
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