A 38-year-old Dupree man convicted in federal court of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person was sentenced on Dec.16 to probation, despite prior convictions.
William Vandervier was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte to three years of probation and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Vandervier was indicted by a federal grand jury in Jul…