Jackson Gang Member Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison for Possession of Firearm Linked to Multiple Shootings

DETROIT – A violent gang member and three-time convicted felon from Jackson, Michigan was sentenced to 57 months in prison today for being a felon in possession of a firearm, United States…

Two Defendants Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing Illegal Narcotics and Firearms

SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that two defendants who were found guilty of trafficking narcotics in the Shreveport/Bossier City area have been sentenced by United States District…

New Orleans Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

NEW ORLEANS – On December 13, 2022, United States District Judge Greg G. Guidry sentenced RENALDO RUFFIN, age 30, of New Orleans, to ten years in federal prison on each of two…

Woman Shot During Armed Carjacking in D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A woman was shot during an armed carjacking on Monday afternoon. The carjacking happened on the 1400 Block of Newton Street in Northwest D.C. At around 1 pm, a…

Two 14-year-olds carjacked a female rideshare driver, then wrecked it

TEMPLE HILLS, MD – Police are continuing to investigate an armed carjacking committed by two 14-year-old boys in Temple Hills on Saturday. The two teens used a gun to carjack the female…

Maryland Man Indicted in Firearms Trafficking Conspiracy

Defendant Allegedly Trafficked Firearms to Family Member in the District of Columbia WASHINGTON – Two men were indicted today on federal charges stemming from a firearms…

Armed Waterbury Drug Dealer Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CARLTON FOX, 37, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 60…

Texas School Board Approves Policy That Allows Educators To Carry Guns

Texas School Board Approves Policy That Allows Educators To Carry Guns Reagan Reese on December 13, 2022 A Texas school board passed a policy Monday that will allow educators to carry guns…

Connecticut Man Sentenced to 7 ½ years for Firearm Charge

PORTLAND, Maine: A Connecticut man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland today for possessing a stolen firearm. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Henry Brackett, 60, to 92…

D.C. Rapist Captured By Police

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department has made an arrest in an attempted rape and assault that took place early yesterday morning in Northwest, D.C. The incident took place…

Fort Totten, ND, Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Sexual Abuse of an Incapacitated Person

Fargo – United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced Reese Anthony Ironshield, age 34 and Kyle Jordan Langstaff, Sr., age 32, both from Fort Totten, ND, appeared before Chief Judge Peter D. Welte,…

Fayetteville Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

FAYETTEVILLE – A Fayetteville man was sentenced on December 9,2022, to 188 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine.…

Bristol Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Illegal Gun Possession, Absconding from Supervision

Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that XAVIER CRUZ, 28, of Bristol, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet B. Atterton in New Haven to…

Ocala Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Illegally Possessing A Firearm

Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Ricky Darnell Franklin, Jr. (31, Ocala) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He faces up to…

Teen charged for gun, crack cocaine possession after foot chase in Trenton

TRENTON, NJ – Police in Trenton have arrested Najere K. Saunders, 19, after a brief foot chase Thursday in Trenton. The Trenton Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit Detectives received information about Saunders…

D.C. Assault and Attempted Armed Robbery Suspect Caught On Camera

WASHINGTON, D.C. -The Washington, D.C. Metro Police Department is looking for help identifying a suspect involved in an assault and attempted armed robbery that took place on December 6th. Shortly after 12:30…

Seven newly indicted on federal charges for crimes including drugs and illegal firearms possession

SAVANNAH, GA: Seven defendants are among those facing federal charges including illegal possession of firearms after separate indictments by a grand jury in the Southern District of Georgia, while recent actions in U.S.…

Atlantic City police make drug, gun bust during traffic stop

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – A man and a woman were both arrested and charged after a routine patrol stop in Atlantic City yielded a loaded gun and cocaine. According to police, on…

DSP makes drug, weapon arrest in Ellendale

ELLENDALE, DE – The Delaware State Police arrested a 37-year-old man after reports of a suspicious person were received by the agency. According to the DSP, officers reported to a suspicious person…

Trempealeau County Cocaine Traffickers Sentenced to Federal Prison

MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Cristian Andre Vazquez Velez (Vazquez), 23, Independence, Wisconsin, and Michael Carmenatty Justiniano (Carmenatty), 41, Galesville,…

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