United States of America v. Dovonta T. Flood

Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful transportation of firearms, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922.

In June 2026, deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office searched a residence used by Flood and recovered a firearm.

The sheriff’s office’s Special Investigations Unit had received a tip regarding narcotics activity at the residence on Wheatland Avenue. Upon executing a search warrant at the residence, officials discovered the firearm in a bedroom used by Flood between the mattress and the platform of the bed.

Flood had been released from the Bureau of Prisons for another conviction just one month prior to law enforcement searching the Hilltop residence he used. He was on federal supervised release at the time of his most recent crime.

A jury convicted the Defendant.

Possessing a firearm as a previously convicted felon is a federal crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the Court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.