A Huntsville man who shot at police in 2015 when they came to his home to serve a search warrant received a federal prison sentence of more than 17 years on Thursday, according to a press release.

The sentencing of 35-year-old Cedrin Farodd Carter was announced by U.S. Attorney Jay Town and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.

U.S. District Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn sentenced Carter to 17 ½ years in prison for illegal possession of marijuana and for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The latter conviction carried a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and a maximum life sentence because the judge determined he is an armed career criminal.

“Society needs protection from dangerous criminals like this defendant, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office and our law enforcement partners are providing it,” Town said.

In sentencing Carter, Blackburn found that Carter committed perjury when he testified in his own defense at trial. According to the government’s sentencing memorandum, Carter’s perjury included “outlandish allegations that law enforcement staged a crime scene, fabricated evidence and coerced him into signing a Miranda waiver form. He plainly obstructed justice and failed to accept responsibility for his crimes.”