A federal judge Monday sentenced a local white supremacist to eight years for illegal firearms possession, telling the man that he likely got the guns "as part of a racist agenda." The sentence for Stephen Pattison , a convicted felon who could not have guns, was less than the maximum sentence of 10 years sought by prosecutors but significantly over the sentence recommended by federal guidelines. The recommended sentence range, which judges do not have to follow if they find exceptional reasons not to do so, was 46 to 57 months. In the aftermath of racist and other violence, people...