News from March 2023
Joplin, Webb City Man Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Illegal Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Joplin and Webb City, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for drug trafficking and illegally possessing firearms.
Live Oak Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring To Possess and Transfer Unregistered Firearm Silencers
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Gregory Austin Eward (25, Live Oak) today pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess and transfer unregistered firearm silencers. Eward faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
New Orleans Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Carjacking, and Weapons Violations
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, TYRESE HARRIS, age 19, a resident of Orleans Parish, pled guilty to a five-count superseding indictment for conspiracy, carjacking, and weapons violations. Count 1 charged HARRIS with conspiracy to commit ...
Convicted Domestic Abuser Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm After Fleeing Police at 120 Miles-per-Hour
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS- Max Gellersen, 27, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to Possession of a Firearm by a Person Convicted of a Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence.
Okaloosa County Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm Offense
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Sean Lee Coy, 28, of Okaloosa County, Florida, was sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, Unites States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
Louisville Man Sentenced to Over 29 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution, Drug Conspiracy and Firearms Offenses, and for Assaulting Federal Officer
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: Louisville, KY - A local man, Terrell Trammell, age 28, was sentenced on Feb. 24, 2023 to 29 years and four months years in prison, followed by a 5-year term of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin, distribution of fentanyl, possession with ...
Member of Violent North Shore Drug Enterprise Sentenced for Possessing Firearm in Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A member of a prolific and violent North Shore-based drug trafficking organization that manufactured and supplied over 30 kilograms of fentanyl pills was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for possessing firearms, including an automatic weapon.
Rochester Felon Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Jerry Wesson, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition before U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Bemidji Man Pleads Guilty to Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Bemidji man has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Former National Guard Member Who Made Antisemitic & Violent Statements Online Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Prison for Making, Selling ‘Ghost Guns’
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A former Ohio National Guard member was sentenced in federal court today to 71 months in prison and six years of supervised release for making and selling “ghost guns," untraceable homemade weapons made in whole or in part with a 3D printer.
Felon Sentenced to 65 Months for Federal Gun Charge
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LA - United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that SHAWN RABATHALY, age 23, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on Feb. 28, 2023 to a violation of the Federal Gun Control Act, Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).
Two Men Facing Federal Indictment in Maryland for an Arson Conspiracy Targeting Convenience Stores
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Stephen Kennedy, age 33, of Temple Hills, Maryland, and Donnell Kelly, age 33, of Washington, D.C., for conspiracy to commit arson, arson affecting interstate commerce, commercial robbery, and use of a destructive device in ...
Maplewood Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Illegal Possession of an Unregistered Pipe Bomb
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - A Maplewood man has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison followed by three years supervised release for illegal possession of a pipe bomb, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
South Carolina Man Who Trafficked Guns Into Connecticut Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARQUIS JEROME POLLARD, 42, of Yemassee, South Carolina, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for firearm offenses related to an illegal gun trafficking operation.
Omaha Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Felon in Possession of Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Austin Galvan, 41, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha for felon in possession of ammunition. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Galvan to 84 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, he will begin a three-year term of supervised release.
KC Man Sentenced to 19 Years for Forcibly Resisting an Officer, Meth Trafficking, Illegal Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for ramming into two law enforcement vehicles while attempting to flee while in possession of methamphetamine and firearms.
South Bend Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Mustafaa Slim, 29 years old, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. after pleading guilty to possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson.
Robbinsdale Felon Sentenced to 120 Months in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Robbinsdale man has been sentenced to 120 months in prison for illegal possession of a firearm, to be served consecutively to a prior sentence of 70 months for illegal possession of a firearm, followed by three years of supervised release, announced United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger.
Men Involved in Arlington Restaurant Shooting Sentenced to Combined 20 Years for Firearm Crimes
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: Two men involved in a shooting at a restaurant in Arlington have been sentenced to a combined 20 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Felon Sentenced for Possessing Firearm Used in Gilpin Court Shooting
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2023
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond man was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.