Struck out again.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld the illegal firearm possession conviction of Ronald Kent, who challenged DNA testing and legality of his arrest at a relative’s house.

It is the second rejection of Kent’s appeals to the appellate court, which upheld his conviction of delivering methamphetamine while babysitting a 3-year-old girl.

A Luzerne County jury in June 2023, convicted Kent of illegally possession of a firearm by a convicted felon that involved a shooting investigation on Dean Court near Reese Park, Kingston, on Feb. 18, 2020, according to court records.

Charles Bierly, 27, survived a gunshot would to his leg as police in Kingston said at the time he was uncooperative, court records say.

A Kingston police detective recovered a 9mm handgun in the front yar

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