RALEIGH, N.C. – A Wilson man was sentenced today to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possessing a firearm as a felon. On August 26, 2021, Quarmaine Devonta Daniels pled guilty to the charges.
According to court documents and other information presented in court, Daniels, 26, was found in possession of a loaded .38 caliber revolver during a traffic stop in Wilson, North Carolina. Daniels had previously been convicted of possessing a firearm as a felon in federal court in 2016.
G. Norman Acker, III, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Terrence W. Boyle. The Wilson Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Robert Dodson and John Parris prosecuted the case.
Related court documents and information can be found on the website of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina or on PACER by searching for Case No. 5:21-CR-228-BO.
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