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9/11/2007 3:32 AM

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By Linda Metz, Staff writer

lmetz@observer-reporter.com

A Canton Township man was placed on 3 years of probation Monday after pleading guilty to charges stemming from the purchase and sale of a gun used in a fatal shooting in North Franklin Township last year.

Marcus Allen Brown, 20, of 341 Grove Ave., pleaded guilty to sale/transfer of a firearm and receiving stolen property before Washington County Judge John DiSalle. In exchange for his plea, Brown was placed on 3 years of probation and ordered to undergo drug and alcohol evaluation and treatment.

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Brown was arrested for first buying the Ruger revolver from an area teen for $120 in August 2005. According to police, the teen had stolen the gun from his mother.

On Jan. 8, 2006, Brown sold the gun to Timothy Kriston of Washington, while the two were in the basement of Kriston's home. The gun was used the same day in the murder of Thomas "Tomcat" Tarr Jr. near the entrance to Woodland Hills Apartments.

Tarr's pickup truck had broken down on Hancock Street. He and two friends pushed the truck to the entrance of the apartments. He encountered Charles Walter Tarr Jr., who was no relation. He reportedly pointed the gun at Thomas Tarr's chest and fired, killing the 24-year-old. Kriston was charged as a co-defendant.

Charles Walter Tarr Jr., who was just two months shy of his 17th birthday at the time, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in the homicide. He was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison.

Kriston, 21, also pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and was sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison.

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