Published 11:59 am Thursday, October 29, 2026

A Prineville repeatedly-convicted felon was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday in Deschutes County for firearm possession.

Lawerence Mark Stroud, 45, was sentenced to five years in prison following his guilty plea to a single count of felon in possession of a firearm on Wednesday.

Stroud has been convicted of 10 felonies since 2005 in Crook and Deschutes Counties, including felonies for assault, sexual abuse, and unlawful use of a weapon.

On Oct. 13, Stroud was stopped by law enforcement in connection with an open theft investigation.

While searching his vehicle Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies found a 17-round semiautomatic handgun inside of a backpack that Stroud admitted belonged to him.

Stroud plead guilty to the charges of felon in possession of a firearm on Wednesday and was sentenced to five years in prison, the maximum sentence under Oregon Law, on the same day by Judge Alison Emerson.

“This case serves as yet another example of the…