KC Man Sentenced for Stealing, Illegally Possessing Firearm Used in Killing
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing the firearm he stole from his victim …
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Several Houston men arrested for drug and firearm violations
HOUSTON – A total of 14 people are now in custody for various violations to include drug trafficking, possessing a “Glock switch” and being a …
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 …
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 …
Springfield Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Heroin Trafficking, Illegal Firearm
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and for illegally …
Indianapolis CBP Seize Illegally Shipped Firearm Parts
INDIANAPOLIS—In a 24-hour timeframe, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Express Consignment Operations hub in Indianapolis, seized 10 shipments containing a total …
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, …
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 …
Boyd County Man Sentenced to 108 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking and Possession of Firearm by a Convicted Felon
ASHLAND, Ky. – An Ashland man, Thomas Bentley, 38, was sentenced on Friday to 108 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, …
Bayou La Batre Man Sentenced to Eighty-Four Months Imprisonment for Possessing a Firearm as a Previously Convicted Felon
Winston Alexander Thatch, of Bayou La Batre, was sentenced today to eighty-four months imprisonment for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The sentence …
Estill County Man Sentenced to 71 Months for Illegal Possession of a Firearm as Convicted Felon
LEXINGTON, Ky. – An Irvine, Ky., man, Farrell Marcum, 58, was sentenced on Friday to 71 months in federal prison, by Chief U.S. District …
Illegal Alien Sentenced To Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offense
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Jorge Mario Velasquez, 40, of Nayarit, Mexico, was sentenced to 211 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute …
Castroville Man Sentenced for Firearm Violations Involving Two Drive-By Shootings
SAN ANTONIO – A Castroville man was sentenced Thursday to 151 months in prison for firearm violations. According to court records, a search warrant was …
Convicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Violating his Federal Supervised Release
Jackson, TN – Lavokeous Ivory, 29, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for being a felon in possession of a firearm and violating his …
Providence Man Sentenced to Federal Prison on Conspiracy, Bank Fraud, and Firearm Charges
PROVIDENCE – A Providence man, Richard Koboi, aka Sunnyboy Taylor, 27, who organized and led a conspiracy to create and deposit approximately $330,000 worth of …
Two-Armed Career Criminals Sentenced To Federal Prison For Firearm Offenses
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Two Alachua County men, each with multiple prior felony convictions, were sentenced on December 6, 2022, to federal prison terms ranging from …
Waterbury Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LENWOOD GATLING, 39, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge …
Springfield Felon Indicted for Illegal Firearm, Meth Trafficking
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for illegally possessing a firearm and methamphetamine to distribute. Timothy …
Saint Paul Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm
ST PAUL, Minn. – A Saint Paul man has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a felon, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According …
Omaha Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – James Michael Milbourn, age 38 of Omaha, was sentenced on Friday, December 2, 2022, to 144 months in prison following his …
Pottsville Man Sentenced To 60 Months’ Imprisonment For Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on December 2, 2022, Casian Amir Jackson-Flowers, age 22, of …
Gainesville Man Convicted Of Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offense
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – A federal jury in Gainesville convicted Edwin Giovanny Mendoza-Verdugo, 20, of Sinaloa, Mexico, on one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, …
Newport News Man Convicted of Robbery and Brandishing Firearm
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A federal jury convicted a Newport News man on Friday on charges of brandishing a firearm while robbing a gas station …
Tampa Convicted Felon Sentenced For Illegally Possessing Firearm And Ammunition
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Rossonno Borders, Jr. (25, Tampa) to three years and one month in federal prison …
CBP Officers Encounter Firearm at Peace Bridge
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Port of Entry seized a firearm in a vehicle that was encountered at …
Baton Rouge Man Pleads Guilty to Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on November 21, 2022, LAURANCE WILSON, age 28, of Baton Rouge, pleaded guilty as charged …
Jamaal Parker Sentenced To 290 Months’ Imprisonment On Drug Trafficking And Firearm Charges
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – On December 2, 2022, Jamaal Parker, also known as “MoneyMaal,” 38, of Chattanooga, was sentenced to 290 months in prison by the …
Ten-Time Convicted Felon Sentenced To Fifteen Years In Federal Prison For Possessing A Firearm
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Covington Hernandez today sentenced Christopher Deon Townsel (47, Sarasota) to 15 years in federal prison for unlawful …
Minneapolis Felon Charged with Illegal Possession of a Firearm
MINNEAPOLIS – A Minneapolis man has been charged in a federal criminal complaint for illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. …
Armed Career Criminal Sentenced To Over 25 Years In Prison For Firearm And Drug Related Offenses
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Lorenzo Joshua Johnson, Jr., 41, of Gainesville, Florida, was sentenced to 27.25 years in federal prison after he was convicted at trial …
New Britain Man Involved in Theft of 14 Guns from Portland Firearm Dealer Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KENNEY COTTO, 25, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District …
Firearm Possession Results in Prison Time for South Florida Man with a Violent Past
MIAMI – Markeith West, 28, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has been sentenced to 120 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possession …
Fresno Man Sentenced to More than 5 years in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm
FRESNO, Calif. — Marquis Hawkins, 30, of Fresno, was sentenced Monday to five years and 10 months in prison for being a felon in possession …
Felon Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking, Money Laundering, and Firearm Offenses in Terre Haute
TERRE HAUTE – Steven Francis, 56, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of …
Newport News Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Purchase of a Firearm Used in Three Local Shootings
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Newport News man pleaded guilty yesterday to the unlawful purchase and possession of a firearm that was used in three …
Chenango County Man Sentenced to 87 Months for Drug and Firearm Offenses
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Jonas Whaley, age 37, of Chenango County, New York, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for possession with intent …
Essex County Felon Sentenced to 93 Months in Prison for Possessing Two Firearms, Drug Trafficking, and Possession of Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 93 months in prison on weapons and drug charges, U.S. Attorney Philip …
Violent Felon Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
EVANSVILLE –Roy L. Durham Jr., 37, of Evansville, Indiana, was sentenced to 92 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegal possession of a firearm by a previously convicted …
St. Pete Armed Career Criminal Sentenced To More Than 22 Years In Prison For Possessing A Firearm
Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Katherine Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Aunyis Cherry (27, Clearwater) to 22 years and 11 months in prison, followed by …
Cedar Rapids Man Who Was Found with Over $135,000 in Drug Money Pleads Guilty to Possessing Meth with Intent to Distribute and Possessing Firearm as a Drug User
A man who possessed methamphetamine with intent to distribute it and who possessed a firearm as an unlawful drug user, pled guilty today in federal …
Two Cape Men Indicted for Illegally Possessing a Firearm
BOSTON – Two Hyannis men have been indicted for being felons in possession of a firearm. Donnell Pina, 50, and Ryan Diefenbach, 31, were indicted …
Woodbury Felon Arrested, Charged with Illegal Possession of Firearm
MINNEAPOLIS – A federal criminal complaint has been filed against a Woodbury man charging him with illegal possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew …
Twin Brothers Plead Guilty to Illegal Possession of a Firearm, Ammunition
MINNEAPOLIS –Twin brothers Quantez Demarco Ward and Cortez Demario Ward, age 19, have pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm and illegal possession of …
Felon Who Threatened Law Enforcement Sentenced for Illegal Firearm
NORFOLK, Va. – A Virginia Beach man was sentenced today to 4 years in prison for possessing a firearm as a felon. According to court …
Denver Man Sentenced to 9.5 Years in Prison for Possession of a Stolen Firearm
DENVER – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Frederick McCoy, age 39, of Denver, has been sentenced to 9.5 years …
St. Francis Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge
PIERRE – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man convicted of Prohibited Person in Possession of a …
Eagle Butte Man Sentenced on Firearm Charge
PIERRE – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm …
Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm
RAPID CITY – United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by …
Cleveland Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Assaulting Mail Carrier with a Firearm
AKRON – A Cleveland man was sentenced on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, to seven years and one day in prison by U.S. District Judge Sara …
Houston area men sentenced for violent Dollar Tree robberies with firearm
HOUSTON – Two local men have been ordered to federal prison for their roles in two Houston-area robberies, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Charles …