United States of America v. Joshua David Gibson

Boise, ID - Boise Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Gun Possession



oshua David Gibson, 32, of Boise, Idaho, was sentenced for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge sentenced Gibson to 90 months in prison followed by 3 years supervised release.



According to the plea agreement, Gibson admitted that on January 12, 2016, he possessed eleven firearms. Gibson knew some of the firearms were stolen. Gibson sold all eleven of the firearms, the magazines, and the rounds of ammunition to undercover law enforcement. Gibson was prohibited from possessing a firearm due to a previous felony conviction for burglary.



The case was investigated by the Ada County Sheriff’s Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).



Title 18 U.S.C. 922(g) provides:



(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)));

Defendant was sentenced to 90 months in prison plus 3 years of supervised release.