Felon Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison for Gun Possession

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Dominique Davis, a 26-year-old from the District of Columbia, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for being a previously convicted felon in possession of a handgun. Davis was stopped by a Metropolitan Police officer for smoking marijuana in public, and during the stop, officers recovered a loaded Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun. Davis pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, and in addition to the prison term, he will serve three years of supervised release.

Key Takeaways:

  • Dominique Davis, a 26-year-old from the District of Columbia, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for being a previously convicted felon in possession of a handgun.
  • The sentence was handed down by Judge Trevor N. McFadden, who also ordered Davis to serve three years of supervised release.
  • The incident occurred on September 26, 2024, when Metropolitan Police officers were on patrol and smelled the odor of burning marijuana coming from a group of men, including Davis, who was holding a large, lit marijuana cigarette.
  • During the stop, police searched Davis and recovered a Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun loaded with one round in the chamber and 16 additional rounds in a large-capacity magazine.
  • This case was investigated by the Metropolitan Police Department and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Benjamin Helfand and Emily Reeder-Ricchetti.
  • The charges against Davis stem from a prior conviction, which led to a warrant for his arrest in Prince George's County, Maryland, for first-degree assault.

Statistics:

  • 37 months: the length of Davis's prison sentence
  • 3 years: the length of Davis's supervised release
  • 1: the number of rounds in the chamber of the handgun recovered from Davis
  • 16: the number of additional rounds in the large-capacity magazine recovered from Davis

Sources:

  • United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court