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Utica police seize loaded gun from teen after foot chase and arrest two on Court Street
Utica, NY – Two people were taken into custody after Utica police responded to a report of a man waving a handgun on Court Street Wednesday night, leading to a foot chase…
After Acquittal on State Charges, Defendant Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun Offense
ROANOKE, Va. – A Roanoke man, who had been acquitted in state court of a May 2019 murder in the City of Roanoke after claiming self-defense, pled guilty today to a federal…
Child Brought Holstered Toy Gun To Lakewood School
LAKEWOOD, NJ – A child brought a holstered toy gun into school in an undisclosed Lakewood school and today, Chief Greg Meyer explained why that’s not such a great idea. The gun,…
Three Teens Arrested for Gun Possession in Newark
NEWARK, NJ – Three 19-year-old have been arrested and charged for illegally possessing guns in the city of Newark. According to Interim Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave, Jasir Germant, 19, of…
Trenton Man Pleads Guilty After Being Caught with Gun Used in Another Gang-Related Shooting
TRENTON, NJ – A Trenton man has pleaded guilty to second-degree aggravated assault charges after firing a gun at a moving vehicle last October. It turns out, police tied that gun to…
Charleston Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug and Gun Crimes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Shawn Lamont Lane, 33, of Charleston, was sentenced today to seven years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for distribution of methamphetamine and possession…
16-Year-Old With Gun Arrested After Police Chase in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Police arrested a 16-year-old male who gave chase to officers through an alleyway after responding to a 911 call regarding an armed suspect pointing a gun at another…
Two Teens Charged After Fleeing Police in Stolen Car, Gun Recovered
UTICA, NY – On Monday, Utica police arrested two 17-year-olds caught in a stolen car after a brief pursuit. Police discovered a loaded handgun in the vehicle upon making the arrests. At…
Syracuse Police Make Gun Arrest After Foot Pursuit
SYRACUSE, NY – There was nothing crooked about a foot pursuit and arrest in Syracuse on Friday except for the barrel of the gun confiscated by police. According to police, on Friday,…
New Orleans Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years for Gun and Drug Offenses
NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SHEON COPPRUE, age 52, of New Orleans, was sentenced to sixteen and a half years in prison on charges relating to drug…
Former Baltimore Police Sergeant Sentenced to Almost Two Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Deprive Civil Rights for Assisting a Member of the Baltimore Police Gun Trace Task Force by Planting a Gun at the Scene of an Arrest
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake today sentenced former Baltimore Police Sergeant Keith Allen Gladstone, age 53, of New Park, Pennsylvania, to 21 months in federal prison, followed by…
KC Man Used Fake Gun in Foiled Independence Restaurant Robbery
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City, Mo., man who attempted to rob an Independence, Mo., restaurant with a fake gun, but was thwarted when employees fought back, pleaded guilty in federal…
Stratford Man Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LUIS COLON, also known as “Big Lou” and “Hitman,” 51, of Stratford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge…
Man From Wayne, Ok Sentenced To Serve Seven Years In Federal Prison For Purcell, Ok Robbery Involving Uzi-Style Airsoft Gun
OKLAHOMA CITY – Yesterday, SEAN ROBERT TYSON, 32, of Wayne, Oklahoma, was sentenced to serve 84 months in federal prison for a Purcell, Oklahoma, robbery involving an Uzi-style airsoft gun, announced U.S.…
Illinois Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Gun and Drug Charges
A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine while possessing a firearm pled guilty July 8, 2022, in federal court in Sioux City. Shawn Gaston, 32, from Peru, Illinois, was convicted of conspiracy…
Michigan Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Gun Crime
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Michigan man was sentenced today to three years and five months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession…
Man Sentenced to 115 Months for Violating the Federal Gun Control Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – On July 7, 2022, United States District Judge Susie Morgan sentenced ALTON COOKS to 115 months in the Bureau of Prisons for being a felon in possession of…
Man Pleads Guilty to Lying to a Federal Grand Jury and Violating the Federal Gun Control Act
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that on July 7, 2022 JAMES HEIGLE, 40, from St. Tammany Parish, pled guilty to counts four, five, and six of…
Prior Felon Arrested on Gun And Drug Charges
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jesus Santiago, 32, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession…
Mount Oliver Felon Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Offenses
PITTSBURGH, PA — A resident of Pittsburgh has been sentenced in federal court to eight years’ imprisonment, followed by a six-year term of supervised release on his convictions of violating federal narcotics…
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty as Charged to Gun Crime
NEW ORLEANS – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BRANDON SMITH, age 27 of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty, on June 6, 2022, as charged to violating the Federal Gun…
Opelika Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison Following Federal Gun Conviction
Montgomery, Alabama – On Thursday, July 7, 2022, Thaddeus Dimarggio Holstick, a 43-year-old from Opelika, Alabama, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a…
Why Illinois’ gun laws did not stop the Highland Park shooter from buying weapons
By Tom Hals and Joseph Ax (Reuters) – The gunman accused of killing seven people at an Independence Day parade in Chicago’s Highland Park suburb obtained a firearms license just months after…
Hanover, Maryland Man Who Used a Ghost Gun to Shoot at United States Secret Service Security Guards is Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison
Greenbelt, Maryland – On Tuesday, July 5, 2022, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Jeremiah Peter Watson, age 24, of Hanover, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by 5 years…
New Jersey Senator Says Murphy’s New Gun Laws Won’t Stop a Mass Shooting, Just Legal Gun Owners
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Senator Ed Durr said today that Governor Phil Murphy’s latest gun law package won’t save New Jersey residents from violent criminals who don’t follow the rules. Instead,…
Three Charged, Caught With Gun in Stolen Car in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, NY – Police in Syracuse recovered two stolen guns and a stolen handgun after officers spotted a vehicle being attracted by OnStar vehicle location services. As a result, three people were…
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