Date: 09-02-2018

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Case Number: 6:18-cr-00086-CEM-GJK

Judge: Carlos E. Mendoza

Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (Orange County)

Plaintiff's Attorney:

Defendant's Attorney: Alisha Marie S. Nair - FPD

Description: Orlando, FL - Orlando Man Sentenced To 7 Years For Possessing Ammunition As A Convicted Felon

U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza sentenced Troy Alex Freeman to seven years in federal prison for possessing ammunition as a conviction felon. Freeman pleaded guilty on June 12, 2018.

According to court documents, on October 29, 2017, Freeman held a loaded firearm to his girlfriend’s face and threatened to kill her. This offense occurred in the home that Freeman shared with his girlfriend and their minor children, who were in the residence at the time. When police responded to the girlfriend’s 911 call, all five minor children were hiding in a bedroom. During a search, police found the loaded firearm located under the bed belonging to Freeman’s six-year-old child.

As a previously convicted felon, Freeman is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition under federal law. Freeman was charged in this case only with possession of the ammunition, because the firearm did not travel in interstate commerce as required by federal law. At the time of the incident, Freeman was on federal supervised release for a prior federal firearms conviction.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Sanford Police Department. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kara M. Wick.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that has been successful in bringing together all levels of law enforcement to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. In October 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the reinvigoration of PSN and directed all U.S. Attorneys’ Offices to develop districtwide crime reduction strategies, incorporating the lessons learned since the program’s inception in 2001. In the Middle District of Florida, U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez coordinates PSN efforts in cooperation with various federal, state, and local law enforcement officials.

Charge:

18:922G.F UNLAWFUL TRANSPORT OF FIREARMS, ETC. (Felon in possession of ammunition)
(1)

(g) It shall be unlawful for any person—
(1) who has been convicted in any court of, a
crime punishable by imprisonment for a term
exceeding one year;
(2) who is a fugitive from justice;
(3) who is an unlawful user of or addicted to
any controlled substance (as defined in section
102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
802));
(4) who has been adjudicated as a mental defective
or who has been committed to a mental
institution;
(5) who, being an alien—
(A) is illegally or unlawfully in the United
States; or
(B) except as provided in subsection (y)(2),
has been admitted to the United States
under a nonimmigrant visa (as that term is
defined in section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(26)));
(6) who has been discharged from the Armed
Forces under dishonorable conditions;
(7) who, having been a citizen of the United
States, has renounced his citizenship;
(8) who is subject to a court order that—
(A) was issued after a hearing of which
such person received actual notice, and at
which such person had an opportunity to
participate;
(B) restrains such person from harassing,
stalking, or threatening an intimate partner
of such person or child of such intimate
partner or person, or engaging in other conduct
that would place an intimate partner in
reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner
or child; and
(C)(i) includes a finding that such person
represents a credible threat to the physical
safety of such intimate partner or child; or
(ii) by its terms explicitly prohibits the
use, attempted use, or threatened use of
physical force against such intimate partner
or child that would reasonably be expected
to cause bodily injury; or
(9) who has been convicted in any court of a
misdemeanor crime of domestic violence,
to ship or transport in interstate or foreign commerce,
or possess in or affecting commerce, any
firearm or ammunition; or to receive any firearm
or ammunition which has been shipped or
transported in interstate or foreign commerce.

Outcome: Imprisonment: 84 months which term shall run concurrently with the sentence imposed in Case No. 6:15-cr-56-Orl-41KRS. Supervised release: 3 years; Mandatory drug testing requirements are imposed. Special conditions of supervised release: Search conditions and cooperate in the collection of DNA. Fine: Waived; Special assessment: $100.00. Forfeiture pursuant to the preliminary order of forfeiture

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