That's So Raven star sentenced to 30 months in federal prison following firearm possession conviction
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By ADAM S. LEVY, US SENIOR SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER
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Actor Bobb'e J. Thompson was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison Wednesday in Sioux City Iowa, after pleading guilty to charges of possession of a firearm by a felon this past April.
The 30-year-old actor, a one-time child star who appeared on That's So Raven, received the sentence in connection with a 2025 arrest, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Northern District of Iowa.
In the September 22, 2025 incident in Cerro Gordo County, police said that Thompson had been clocked driving 104 mph, 34 miles over the 70 mph speed limit.
'Law enforcement conducted a traffic stop and as the officer was exiting his vehicle, he observed Thompson and the passenger switching seats,' officials said in a news release. 'The odor of marijuana was also emitting from the vehicle.'
Authorities said that during a search of a backpack Thompson had, they retrieved a .40-caliber handgun and 'multiple bags of dispensary-bought marijuana.'
The gun - which was 'fully loaded with a 15-round magazine, and a round in the chamber' - had been reported stolen from a vehicle in Kansas City, Missouri, according to officials.
Actor Bobb'e J. Thompson, 30, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison Wednesday in Iowa, after pleading guilty to drug and weapons charges this past April. Pictured in 2023 in Atlanta
The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Thompson for further comment on the story.
Thompson will be on supervised release for a three-year period following his release from custody, according to authorities.
Officials noted that there is no parole in the federal system.
Thompson was held by U.S. Marshals pending a transfer to a federal facility, officials said.
Thompson has in the past landed in legal problems, officials said, including convictions in 2020 in connection with battery with serious bodily injury.
He was also convicted that year in connection with and assault with force (possibly resulting in great bodily injury).
In 2022, he had been convicted in connection with prohibited possession of a firearm.
Thompson pictured at a 2022 event in LA
Thompson pictured in 2004 in LA at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
Thompson has worked in entertainment for more than two decades, as he is best known for his role as Stanley on 10 episodes of the series That's So Raven between 2004 and 2006.
He also has appeared on TV shows including Wild 'N Out, The Tracy Morgan Show, 30 Rock, For Better or Worse and House of Payne.
Thompson has also been seen in a number of films, including School Dance, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Shark Tale, Knucklehead and Columbus Day.
His most recent work includes the 2026 film The Funny Thing About Love, the 2024 short film Hot Girl Getaway and the 2021 TV film Miracles Across 125th Street.
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