1 pleads guilty to possession of machine gun; 1 to gun, drugs

District Attorney Billy Joe Harrington announced guilty pleas and prison sentences in two felony gun cases prior to jury trials. Judge Lala Sylvester presided over both cases in Division B of the 10th Judicial District Court.

Tyland Darone Braden, 38, of Natchitoches, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm in the presence of a controlled dangerous…