News from September 2023
Billings Man Accused of Illegal Possession of Firearm in School Zone
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2023
News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. - A Billings man accused of illegally possessing a gun near a Billings elementary school appeared today in federal court on a firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.
Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Firearm and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Sarasota Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Possessing Multiple Firearms
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2023
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Jonathan Kyle Eva, 51, of Sarasota has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Eva faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not been set.
New Orleans Man Sentenced for Violating the Federal Gun Control Act
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 5, 2023
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - Melvin Walker, 35, a resident of Westwego, Louisiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey to 37 months in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons for violating the Federal Gun Control Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. On May 11, Walker pled guilty to a one-count indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8).
Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison for Firearms Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - A Hot Springs man was sentenced yesterday to 90 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the sentencing hearing in the U.S. District Court in Hot Springs.
Fort Worth Shooting Suspect Sentenced to 10 Years for Gun Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: DALLAS - A Fort Worth man who allegedly shot through the door of a local home, hitting an 82-year-old woman in the chest, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Cincinnati Man Pleads Guilty to Murder of Convenience Store Owner, 5 Armed Robberies
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: CINCINNATI - A Cincinnati man pleaded guilty in federal court here today to using a firearm to commit murder and other crimes of violence. The parties involved have recommended a sentence of up to 45 years in prison for the defendant, who shot and killed the owner of Madeira Beverage in February 2021.
Four From Peoria Charged With Conspiring To Steal Firearms From Licensed Dealers in Spring Valley, Taylorville, Le Roy, Lincoln, Decatur, and Bloomington
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - A federal criminal complaint filed Aug. 21 charges four people from Peoria, Illinois, with conspiring to steal firearms from six different locations in central Illinois between Aug. 14 and 18. Terrence Daniels, 23, Dezmond Hardy, 22, Erika Garner, 21, and Shaleik Ward, 19, are each charged ...
Grand Jury Returns Indictments in the Western District of Wisconsin
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
59 Charged With Illegal Trafficking, Possession, and Use of Firearms, Drug Trafficking, and Conspiracy as a Result of Summer Violent Crime Reduction Effort in Cleveland
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: CLEVELAND - Federal, county and local law enforcement officials today announced that 59 individuals were charged and arrested in connection with firearms-trafficking, narcotics, conspiracy or other firearms offenses after a three month, violent-crime-reduction initiative in Cleveland this summer. The ...
Melvin Hill Convicted by Jury on Federal Drug and Firearms Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - The U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Melvin Hill, 44, of Tignall, Georgia, was convicted yesterday in U.S. District Court in Rutland on five drug and gun charges after a week-long jury trial. Chief U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford ordered that Hill remain in jail pending sentencing, which has not been scheduled. Hill has been held without bail since his arrest in March 2022.
Federal Jury Convicts Zachary Man of Multiple Drug and Gun Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe Jr. announced the conviction of Jeremy Dewayne Hawkins, 43, of Zachary, Louisiana. After a three-day trial before Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick, the jury unanimously convicted Hawkins of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and heroin, possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon.
New Haven Man Who Committed 5 Gunpoint Robberies of New Haven Store Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jermaine Cannon, 20, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 162 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for robbery and firearm offenses related to his commission of five gunpoint robberies of the same New Haven business during a six-week period in 2021.
Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing Firearms Without a License
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: HATTIESBURG, Miss. - A Columbia man pled guilty to manufacturing firearms without a license issued under federal law, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Jacksonville Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison for Firearm Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Antoine Danielle Pearson Jr., 28, of Jacksonville to three years and one month in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He was also ordered to forfeit the firearm and ammunition traceable to the offense. Pearson pleaded guilty on May 24.
Bridgeport Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KEVIN JONES II, also known as “Ox" and “Scott," 31, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 180 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for heading a Bridgeport narcotics trafficking organization.
Manchester Man Indicted for Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine Distribution Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - A Manchester man was indicted in connection with the distribution of fentanyl and crack cocaine, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
Amarillo Drug Dealer Charged With Possession of 76 Firearms, 54 Glock Switches
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: DALLAS - An Amarillo drug dealer with an arsenal of 76 firearms and 54 Glock switches was indicted on federal drug and gun charges, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
Clay County Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearm Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Shawntae Jamell Clark, 44, of Clay County has pleaded guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Clark faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 ...
Malden Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A Malden man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine disguised as oxycodone and Xanax in and around the Malden area.