Camden Man Papa Smurf Heading to Prison for 10 Years for Illegal Gun Possession

by DOJ Press

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden man known on the streets as “Papa Smurf” is heading to prison.

Anthony D. Parker, aka “Papa Smurf,” 38, of Camden, was convicted at trial in March 2022 before U.S. District Judge Noel L. Hillman of one count of being a felon in possession of a weapon. Parker has three previous convictions for illegally possessing a weapon, as well as prior drug convictions.

Parker was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for illegally possessing a weapon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

In addition to the prison term, Judge Hillman sentenced Parker to three years of supervised release and fined him $5,000.

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