Alfonso Randall, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Wisconsin 2023

State: Wisconsin
Category: Violent Crime
Source: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwi/pr/janesville-man-sentenced-3-years-illegal-gun-possession" style="color:#cc0000;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DOJ Press Release ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Â Ã¢â‚¬â€

A man from Janesville, Wisconsin has been sentenced to 3 years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Alfonso Randall, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley on October 20, 2022.

On February 20, 2021, Randall interfered with Janesville police officers while they were conducting a lawful traffic stop of another person. Officers later found video that Randall had posted of his activities following the traffic stop, including him making threatening statements toward law enforcement and brandishing a handgun toward the camera. Officers also found video that Randall posted of himself shooting a handgun at a gun range.

Randall is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing firearms. He was convicted of state drug trafficking offenses in 2001 and 2002. In 2009, he was convicted in federal court of distributing crack cocaine and sentenced to 100 months in prison.

At sentencing, Judge Conley acknowledged Randall’s claim that he was trying to hold police accountable but said that when the officers told him to stop interfering, he needed to respect those directions. Judge Conley also said that if Randall wants to hold other people to being law abiding, he needed to obey the law himself. Instead, Randall was promoting dangerous gun behavior.

The charge against Randall was the result of an investigation conducted by the Janesville Police Department and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The prosecution of the case has been handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Corey Stephan.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence, and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

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