Orlando Man Sentenced for Gun Violence

Antione Oshea Ladson, a 29-year-old Orlando man, was sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in federal prison for drug trafficking and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

Ladson pleaded guilty on July 11, 2023, according to court documents. He was arrested on state charges and subsequently released on bond after multiple prior felony convictions and being forbidden from possessing firearms and ammunition under federal law.

On August 27, 2022, Ladson checked into a hotel in Orlando. While walking through an outdoor breezeway, Ladson encountered another man walking past him. After a brief verbal confrontation, Ladson lifted his modified pistol and shot the man in the neck using a caliber of ammunition similar to that commonly found in military assault rifles.

On November 16, 2022, members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Gang Enforcement Unit apprehended Ladson at a convenience store in Orlando. Beneath a grocery shelf that Ladson was seen lifting, officers found a fanny pack containing Ladson’s wallet and Social Security card, two digital scales used for weighing narcotics, a pistol magazine, and plastic baggies containing cocaine and marijuana.

Underneath Ladson’s fanny pack was a Glock 23 pistol loaded with 14 rounds of 9mm ammunition. The arrest was a result of multiple prior felony convictions and being forbidden from possessing firearms and ammunition under federal law. Ladson was arrested on state charges and subsequently released on bond.

This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Gang Enforcement Unit. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David Pardo.

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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