A Lawrence man has been found guilty of possessing a gun as a felon and will be sent back to prison.

Douglas County District Court Judge Robert Fairchild sentenced 22-year-old Carlos “Smurf” Green to probation on the felony weapons charge but ordered him to be sent back to prison for absconding his parole on a previous conviction.

Green was arrested in connection with the investigation of the murder of Lawrence rap artist Anthony Vital, who was found dead Oct. 14 in a field west of Lawrence.

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office investigators said Green illegally had a handgun that day.