A Polk County man has been sentenced to one year in jail after being arrested a year ago on multiple gun charges following a traffic stop.
Samuel Doolin of Lakeland pleaded no contest to two counts of possession of a machine gun and one count of possession of a short-barreled rifle, all second-degree felonies, and court records show.
Doolin, 28, is the older brother of Joshua Doolin, a Polk City resident now serving an 18-month prison sentence for his conviction on charges related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Judge Catherine Combee issued Samuel Doolin’s sentence Dec. 19 in Polk County Circuit Court for one count of possessing a machine gun. The order gives Doolin credit for roughly six months of time served.
After his release, Doolin faces another 19 years of probation, court records show — 14 years for one count of possessing a machine gun followed by five years of probation for a second count. Terms of the probation forbid Doolin from possessing weapons or ammunition, the court notice says. He is subject to warrantless searches by law enforcement.