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Lafayette Native Sentenced for Illegally Possessing Firearm

LAFAYETTE, La. – 24-year-old Austin Hack, a resident of Lafayette, has been sentenced to 26 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm, violating the Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative.

A federal grand jury indicted Hack on November 18, 2020, charging him with one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Hack pleaded guilty to the charge on April 6, 2021.

The case began on January 25, 2019, when officers with the Lafayette Police Department arrested Hack on outstanding arrest warrants unrelated to the firearm charge. During the arrest, police surrounded the residence on Sonny Street in Lafayette where Hack had parked a silver Mercedes Benz vehicle. Hack eventually complied with the officers’ demand to exit the residence, and a search of the vehicle revealed a revolver loaded with 5 rounds of ammunition, as well as 20 additional rounds of ammunition.

Hack admitted to the officers that the firearm was his and that he had purchased it off the street. As a previously convicted felon, Hack knew he was prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition. His prior felony conviction is for illegal possession of a stolen firearm in 2018.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Lafayette Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney John W. Nickel prosecuted the case.

Hack’s sentence is part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative, a program aimed at reducing violent crime and making neighborhoods safer. The initiative brings together law enforcement agencies and the community to develop effective strategies to combat violent crime.