Felon sentenced to 2 1/2 years in McNair gun case - WKRN, Nashville News, Nashville Weather and Sports

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A convicted murderer who pleaded guilty to selling the gun used to kill former Tennessee Titans' quarterback Steve McNair has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison.

Adrian Gilliam, 33, of LaVergne, was sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Nashville.

Gilliam acknowledged during a court hearing in September that he sold a loaded 9 mm semiautomatic pistol for $100 to McNair's mistress, 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi.

Metro police said Kazemi used the weapon to kill McNair and then herself on July 4.

Gilliam was arrested two weeks later and initially pleaded not guilty.

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• Sept. 9, 2009: Records: McNair paid woman's rent
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• July 25, 2009: Mechelle McNair breaks her silence
• July 24, 2009: Felon arrested following McNair's death to stay in prison
• July 22, 2009: Bond hearing for ex-con in McNair case continued
• July 20, 2009: McNair's blood alcohol was twice legal limit when killed
• July 17, 2009: Felon arrested in sale of gun used in McNair murder
• July 16, 2009: McNair's wife: Steve didn't have will
• July 11, 2009: Steve McNair laid to rest in Mississippi
• July 10, 2009: McNair's girlfriend laid to rest in Florida
• July 9, 2009: Thousands turn out to memorialize, honor slain quarterback
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• July 8, 2009: Police: McNair killed by girlfriend in murder-suicide
• July 8, 2009: Fans pay respects to slain quarterback at LP Field
• July 8, 2009: Friend says he first met McNair's girlfriend last week
• July 7, 2009: Titans open LP Field for fans to pay respects
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• July 7, 2009: Abundance of McNair memorabilia online
• July 7, 2009: Questions remain 3 days after McNair's death
• July 7, 2009: Condo owner walks News 2 through crime scene
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• July 7, 2009: Police: MySpace comment made after McNair's death
• July 7, 2009: McNair's college coach reflects on the former Titan's career
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• July 6, 2009: Memorial for McNair planned for Thursday
• July 6, 2009: Community holds candlelight vigil to remember McNair
• July 5, 2009: Autopsy shows McNair shot 4 times
• July 4, 2009: Former Titan Steve McNair dead
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