Brand is also charged with possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime, the post said. ABC15 requested a background check on Brand from the State Law Enforcement Division. According to the background check information, his criminal history is lengthy: In 2008, Brand was convicted on two misdemeanor petty larceny charges out of the city of Marion. He was sentenced to 15 days in jail, but that was suspended if he paid a fine and restitution. In 2009, Brand sentenced under the youthful offenders act on a non-violent second degree burglary charge. The sentence was not to exceed six years in prison.