Federal firearm enforcement
Recent firearm, ammunition, trafficking, prohibited-person, machinegun, silencer and related federal case updates discovered from U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney press releases. Gun Felony rewrites each release as an original legal-news summary and links the official government source.
United States Attorney Ron Parsons reported today that Chief District Judge Roberto A. Lange has sentenced a Rapid City man convicted of Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition by a Prohibited Person.
Baltimore, Maryland – A Baltimore man entered a guilty plea in federal court to drug-trafficking crimes stemming from his role in a cross-country drug operation. David Carroll, 35, entered a guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – ROMALIS WILLIAMS (“WILLIAMS”), age 33, a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana was sentenced on October 1, 2026 by United States District Judge Brandon S. Long after being found guilty by a jury of possession with the intent to distribute controlled substances, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – BRYAN ROGERS (“ROGERS”), age 21, of New Orleans, was sentenced on September 30, 2026, by United States District Judge Greg G. Guidry, after previously pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(8), reported United States Attorney
A Billings man who was found in his parked car unlawfully carrying a firearm was sentenced Wednesday to three years and one month in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
Neumann sentenced Jeissey Khamis, 20, to two weeks imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release.
Three members of the Unknown Vice Lords (UVL), a violent street gang in Memphis, Tennessee, were sentenced to a total of over 42 years in prison for conspiring and attempting to commit a gang-related murder and firearms violations. The following individuals were sentenced:.
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma reported that Jeremy Lee Poafpybitty, age 41, of Bunch, Oklahoma, received a sentence of 57 months in prison for one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm.On November 3, 2025, Poafpybitty entered a guilty plea to the charge. According to
NEW ORLEANS, LA – DIONTE DORSEY, (“DORSEY”), age 45, of New Orleans, received a sentence of 48 months imprisonment, followed by five (5) years of supervised release, by the U.S. Barbier on September 24, 2026, reported U.S.
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), Pete Gizas, and Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), Jessica S. Tisch, reported today the arrests and unsealing of an Indictment charging DWIGHT FLOWERS,