A Gainesville man received a life prison sentence after pleading guilty to taking nearly $10,000 and firing his gun three times in a Gainesville armed robbery, according to authorities. Eric Kawan Newsome, 38, was given the sentence for an Oct. 7 armed robbery at the Quik Serve on Athens Street.Newsome’s attorney declined to comment. According to authorities, Newsome fired his gun in the air at the convenience store, telling the store’s owner that he “wasn’t playing.”