DOJ Newswire News
Arrests Made in Falcon, Colorado, Homicides
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - On Feb. 5, 2023, at around 12:50 a.m., numerous 911 calls were received by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center on reports of hearing multiple shots fired.
Rapid City Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearm Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: RAPID CITY, S.D. - U.S. Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken has sentenced a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The sentencing took place on August 4.
Peoria Man Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison for Possessing a Handgun Outfitted With a “Glock Switch” Machinegun Conversion Device
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria, Illinois, man, Anthony Q. Johnson, 19, of the 1100 block of North Flora Avenue, was sentenced on August 2 to 50 months in federal prison for possessing a handgun equipped with a “Glock Switch" conversion device enabling the gun to fire as a fully-automatic machinegun. Johnson will serve a three-year term of supervised release upon completion of his prison term.
Bent County Jail Escapee Found Deceased in Southeast Colorado
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: Rocky Ford, CO - A fugitive escapee wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Bent County Sheriff’s Office has been located deceased in rural Otero County, Colorado.
Armed, Violent Meth Dealer Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - David Taylor, 48, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
USDOJ-OJP-BJA offers new grant application process starting Aug. 16
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
BJA FY 23 Invited to Apply- August grant opened on Aug. 16.
Suburban Chicago Man Charged in Federal Court With Trafficking Machine Gun Conversion Devices
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: CHICAGO - A suburban Chicago man has been indicted on federal firearm charges for allegedly trafficking 25 “Glock switches" that convert handguns into fully automatic machine guns.
Mexican National Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for East Texas Drug Trafficking
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A Mexican national has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for trafficking drugs through the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S Attorney Damien M. Diggs today.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on August 8, 2023, DAVID COULTER, age 34, of New Orleans, pleaded guilty as charged on August 8, 2023 to Count 2 of his indictment for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).
Atlantic County Man Charged With Possessing Destructive Devices
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man was charged today with possessing destructive devices, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
Man Accused of Killing 1-Year-Old Akron Boy Arrested by U.S. Marshals
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: Akron, OH - This afternoon, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) arrested Ian Belcher, 19. Belcher was wanted by the Akron Police Department for aggravated murder.
Jury Convicts Columbus Man of Committing Six Robberies
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal jury has convicted a Columbus man for committing six robberies in Columbus in September and October 2020.
Manatee County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Loaded Firearm as a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: FORT MYERS, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Shaborn Washington, 29, of Palmetto to eight years and four months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon. The court also ordered Washington to forfeit the firearm and ammunition possessed during the offense. Washington had been found guilty following a bench trial on February 23.
Malden Man Sentenced for Cocaine and Firearms Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Malden man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for operating a drug trafficking enterprise in which he sold fentanyl, cocaine and cocaine base to an undercover officer on multiple occasions.
Live Oak Man Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Conspiring To Possess and Transfer Unregistered Firearm Silencers
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Gregory Austin Eward, 25, of Live Oak to two years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess and transfer unregistered firearm silencers. Eward pleaded guilty on February 27.
“Wrecking Ball” lands LPR in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: GALVESTON, Texas - A 44-year-old legal permanent resident from the Dominican Republic has been sentenced in a cocaine and heroin conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.
Minneapolis Felon Sentenced to 15.5 Years in Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man has been sentenced to 186 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegal possession of a firearm after engaging in a shootout in north Minneapolis, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Three Sentenced in Conspiracy that Brought Methamphetamine to St. Louis
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Friday sentenced two of the final three defendants in a conspiracy that brought methamphetamine from California to St. Louis.
Starkville Man to Serve 5 Years in Prison for Possessing a Glock Switch
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2023
News Release: Oxford, Mississippi - A Starkville man was sentenced on Thursday to 5 years in prison for possession of a Glock handgun with a fully automatic conversion device.