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Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Firearm and Ammunition
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 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.
Two Fugitives Arrested in Long Beach on Firearms, Narcotics Charges After 2-Hour Standoff
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2023
News Release: LONG BEACH, Calif. - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD), working with Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) arrested two documented gang members who have been eluding law enforcement since 2021 for outstanding warrants originating out of Louisville, Kentucky.
Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison for Firearms Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 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.
Amarillo Drug Dealer Charged With Possession of 76 Firearms, 54 Glock Switches
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 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.
Fort Myers Felon Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Possessing a Firearm and Cocaine
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2023
News Release: FORT MYERS, Fla. - U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Keith Dewayne Drayton Jr., 27, of Fort Myers today pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon and possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine. Drayton faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison for the firearm offense and up to 20 years’ imprisonment for the drug offense. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
Previously Convicted Felon Caught On Snapchat Pleads Guilty to Firearm and Drug Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2023
News Release: BOSTON - A member of the Boston street gang “D Street" pleaded guilty today to illegally possessing multiple firearms and ammunition while a convicted felon and while he was under house arrest for a state firearm charge.
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 3, 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 ...
Alabama Man Sentenced to Over 26 Years in Prison for Robberies and Firearm Offenses
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2023
News Release: JACKSON, Miss. - An Anniston, Alabama, man was sentenced to 314 months in prison for two counts of robbery, two counts of using or carrying a firearm in connection with crimes of violence and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Acting Special Agent in Charge Anthony Spotswood of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Two Fugitives Arrested in Long Beach after 2-Hour Stand Off on Firearms and Narcotics Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2023
News Release: LONG BEACH, California - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) working with Long Beach Police Department and the U.S. Marshal Service (USMS) arrested two documented gang members who have been eluding law enforcement since 2021 for outstanding warrants originating out of Louisville, Kentucky.
ATF National Response Team To Investigate Buffington Farms Fire
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2023
News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The National Response Team (NRT) of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) arrived on-scene Wednesday to join agents from the Cape Girardeau, St. Louis and Fairview Heights ATF Offices in investigating a large fire that destroyed parts of Buffington Farms in Williamsville, Missouri.
Tampa Gang Member Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing a Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2023
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has sentenced Demetrius Lamar Rahmings, 28, of Tampa to 10 years in federal prison for possessing a loaded firearm as a convicted felon. The court also ordered Rahmings to forfeit a Taurus G2C 9mm Pistol and 19 rounds of 9mm ammunition traceable to the offense. Rahmings had been found guilty on May 30, following a bench trial.
Fort Worth Shooting Suspect Sentenced to 10 Years for Gun Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 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.
Orlando Man Sentenced to More Than Nine Years for COVID-19 Fraud and Illegal Possession of Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2023
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Brian A. Blake, 31, of Orlando to nine years and eight months in federal prison for access device fraud, aggravated identity theft and possession of a firearm by convicted felon. As part of the sentence, the court also ordered Blake to pay ...
Cincinnati Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl, Cocaine
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2023
News Release: CINCINNATI - A Cincinnati man who was convicted at trial in December 2021 of trafficking narcotics was sentenced in federal court here today to 204 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release.
ATF National Response Team To Investigate Buffington Farms Fire
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2023
News Release: CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - The National Response Team (NRT) of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) arrived on-scene Wednesday to join agents from the Cape Girardeau, St. Louis and Fairview Heights ATF Offices in investigating a large fire that destroyed parts of Buffington Farms in Williamsville, Missouri.
Providence Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm and Drug Trafficking Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2023
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man admitted to a federal judge today that in February 2021, while he was detained at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) on unrelated charges, he arranged by telephone with his then girlfriend to locate and sell a firearm that he illegally possessed and took steps to continue running his established drug trafficking business.
Jacksonville Convicted Felon Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison for Firearm Possession
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 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.
Fort Myers Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Firearm as a Convicted Felon
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2023
News Release: FORT MYERS, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced James Blanks, 27, of Fort Myers to 12 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, to be served consecutively to a 4-year state prison sentence he is currently serving. The court also ordered Blanks to forfeit the firearm and ammunition possessed during the offense. Blanks pleaded guilty on May 4.
Girlfriend of California Source of Fentanyl Conspiracy Sentenced to 9 Years
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 2023
News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - A California woman, who helped her boyfriend ship thousands of pressed fentanyl pills to members of a Southwest Virginia drug dealing conspiracy, was sentenced yesterday to nine years in federal prison.
Federal Jury Convicts Zachary Man of Multiple Drug and Gun Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 2, 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.