U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Louisiana issued the following announcement on Jan. 15.
United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced that U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles sentenced Craig Davis, age 49, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 200 months in federal prison following his convictions for possession of firearms by a convicted felon and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana. The Court further sentenced Davis to four years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment and ordered that the firearms involved be forfeited.
According to admissions Davis made as part of his guilty plea, on September 28, 2017, following an undercover drug buy at his residence, Baton Rouge Narcotics Detectives executed a state search warrant for the residence.
During the execution of the warrant, Davis admitted to possessing a Smith & Wesson, model 19, .357 caliber revolver; a Mossberg, model 500BB, 16 gauge shotgun; a Winchester, model 77, .22 caliber rifle; methamphetamine; and marijuana and voluntarily led detectives to various locations of these items in and around the residence.
Prior to possessing the firearms, Davis was convicted of attempted simple robbery in March 2012, possession of cocaine in February 2012, and first degree robbery in September 2001. Each of Davis’ prior convictions occurred in East Baton Rouge Parish.
U.S. Attorney Fremin stated, “Keeping violent career criminals who possess firearms and drugs off of our streets is among the highest priorities of this office. We will continue to work with our federal, state, and local partners to remove this type of threat from our community. Congratulations to our prosecutor, the ATF, and the Baton Rouge Police Department for their great work on this case.”
“The sentence imposed today sends a message to individuals who are prohibited from possessing firearms that they will be held accountable for their actions,” said ATF New Orleans Field Division Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Powell. “Reducing firearm related crimes and keeping our neighborhoods and communities safe is the top priority for ATF.”
This case is part of Project Guardian, the Department of Justice’s signature initiative to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws. Initiated by the Attorney General in the fall of 2019, Project Guardian draws upon the Department’s past successful programs to reduce gun violence; enhances coordination of federal, state, local, and tribal authorities in investigating and prosecuting gun crimes; improves information-sharing by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives when a prohibited individual attempts to purchase a firearm and is denied by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), to include taking appropriate actions when a prospective purchaser is denied by the NICS for mental health reasons; and ensures that federal resources are directed at the criminals posing the greatest threat to our communities. The United States Attorney’s Office has prosecuted this case with support from the following Project Guardian partners: the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Baton Rouge Police Department. For more information about Project Guardian, please see: https://www.justice.gov/projectguardian.
This matter is being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, with substantial assistance from the Baton Rouge Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael J. Jefferson.
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