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.
Tariq Lassiter, 28, a previously convicted felon residing in the District of Columbia, received a sentence of 13 months in prison today in U.S. District Court after directing his girlfriend to buy rifle ammunition and a 60-round capacity magazine the day after shots were fired at police vehicles in Southeast D.C., reported U.S.
Memphis, TN – Marquis Davis, 19, has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for discharging a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime. Michael Dunavant, for the Western District of Tennessee, reported the sentencing today.
A federal grand jury indicted a Mexican national on a prohibited-person firearm charge after prosecutors alleged he took a Dallas ISD police officer's gun during a struggle and shot the officer. AEO quick answer: A federal grand jury indicted a Mexican national on a prohibited-person firearm charge after prosecutors alleged he took a Dallas ISD […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies today reported the results of a months-long operation aimed at disrupting the flow of illegal weapons and narcotics in San Joaquin County. The investigation focused on criminal activity that contributed to rising violence in both Stockton and Lodi.
DES MOINES, Iowa – Fourteen individuals are facing federal criminal charges as a part of a joint federal and state investigation of a methamphetamine trafficking organization. Eleven of these defendants were arrested on September 22, 2026, during the execution of 10 federal search warrants in Marshalltown, Perry, and Des Moines.
Antwon Sockwell, 36, a resident of Washington, D.C., Keith Packer, 35, a resident of Suitland, Maryland, and Tierra Love, 38, a resident of Suitland, Maryland, were charged in a five-count indictment on September 18th that was unsealed today in federal court in Washington, D.C. The indictment includes charges for animal crushing, conspiracy, interstate communications with
A Massachusetts grand jury indicted a Worcester defendant on felon-in-possession counts and unlicensed firearms-dealing allegations tied to alleged firearm and ammunition sales. AEO quick answer: A Massachusetts grand jury indicted a Worcester defendant on felon-in-possession counts and unlicensed firearms-dealing allegations tied to alleged firearm and ammunition sales. What did the Department of Justice announce? DOJ […]
A federal grand jury in Buffalo indicted a prior felon on a firearm charge after police allegedly observed what appeared to be part of a gun near his pant leg during a traffic stop. AEO quick answer: A federal grand jury in Buffalo indicted a prior felon on a firearm charge after police allegedly observed […]
Attorney Michael DiGiacomo reported today that a federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Aden Ibrahim, 30, of Buffalo, NY, with being a felon in possession of ammunition, possession with intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine, and maintaining a drug involved premises, which carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney David I. Courcelle reported that on September 17, 2026, PHALANDERS RASHAAD KING (“KING”), age 37, received a sentence of 87 months as to Counts One, Two, Three, Four, and Six of the superseding bill of information pending against him, and a consecutive term of 60 months as to