News from November 2022
Cheyenne Man Sentenced on Federal Firearm Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Nicholas Vassallo announced today that ANTHONY PIERCE UNOCIC, age 52, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition on July 5, 2022, by United States District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson. Unocic was sentenced to 33 months’ imprisonment with three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment.
Winchester Man Arrested for Making Straw Purchase of Firearm Used in Homicide
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: HARRISONBURG, Va. - A Winchester, Virginia man was arrested today on criminal charges related to his alleged straw purchase of a firearm, which was used four days later in a homicide in Washington, D.C.
Fort Myers Convicted Felon Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Serdarryel Dave English, Jr. (39, Fort Myers) to six years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. The court also ordered English to forfeit the firearm and ammunition used in the offense. English had pleaded guilty on March 17, 2022.
Prior Felon Pleads Guilty to Possessing Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Michael Morris, 37, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of ammunition, before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
U.S. Attorney’s Office Provides Update on Chicago Firearms Trafficking Strike Force
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO - John R. Lausch, Jr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, today provided an update on the cross-jurisdictional Firearms Trafficking Strike Force.
Billings Felon Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: GREAT FALLS - A Billings felon who admitted to illegal possession of a firearm after his arrest in Poplar while absconding from Billings, was sentenced today to 38 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Straw Purchasing Dozens of Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Geryiell Lamont Walker, II has been sentenced to 60 months in prison, and Jeffrey Paul Jackson has been sentenced to 48 months in prison, for their roles in a scheme that illegally straw purchased dozens of firearms over a one-year period, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Dracut Man Pleads Guilty to Armed Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: BOSTON - A Dracut man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with the armed robbery of three convenience stores in Lowell and Tewksbury on Dec. 24, 2020.
Bullhead Man Indicted for Arson
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Bullhead, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Arson.
Franklin Man Arrested and Charged With Illegally Manufacturing and Selling “Ghost Guns,” Including Machine Guns and “Glock Switches”
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Alexander Clark, 26, of Franklin, Indiana, was charged by criminal complaint for the federal offenses of dealing firearms without a license, possession and/or transfer of machine guns and manufacturing machine guns.
Indianapolis Felon Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Illegally Possessing Firearms, Including a Stolen Handgun
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Tremain Prevot, 39, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Chicago Felon Indicted for Federal Firearms Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a Chicago man for possession of a firearm as a felon, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Two Walton County Men Convicted on Drug Trafficking Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - A federal jury in Pensacola has convicted Kenneth Ingram, 62, and Kadeem Ingram, 32, both of DeFuniak Springs, Florida for the offenses of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 28 grams or more of cocaine base and possession ...
Haughton Man Convicted of Possessing a Firearm While in the United States Illegally
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Evaristo Contreras-Silva, 49, of Haughton, Louisiana, has been found guilty by a jury in United States District Court in Shreveport of possession of a firearm by an illegal alien. The jury returned the guilty verdict yesterday afternoon. United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote presided over the two-day trial.
Rapid City Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on July 29, 2022, by Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
Jackson Man Sentenced to Over 7 Years in Prison for Carjacking
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A Jackson man was sentenced to 92 months in prison for carjacking, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Special Agent in Charge Kurt Thielhorn of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
Baltimore Woman Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Assisting in the Murder of a Woman and Her Seven-Year-Old Son During a 2015 Drug-Related Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Kiara Haynes, age 37, of Baltimore, today to 25 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for two counts of aiding and abetting the use and discharge of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime ...
KC Man Sentenced for Arson of Apartment Building
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for setting the arson fire of an apartment building in which several residents were injured.
Gary Man Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: HAMMOND- Milton Leroy Harvey, Jr., 42 years old, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon after a jury found him guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Ramsey Felon Indicted for Violent Carjacking, Firearms Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 12, 2022
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a Ramsey man for an armed carjacking and possession of a firearm as a felon, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.