Brian Levarr Perry, Jr., Machine Gun Possession, Virginia 2022

Brian Levarr Perry, Jr., a 24-year-old Portsmouth man, pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a machine gun, according to a recent press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.

NORFOLK, Va. – On June 9, 2022, the Portsmouth Police Department received a 911 call about two men with firearms. In response, officers were dispatched to a BP gas station located on George Washington Highway in Portsmouth, Virginia. When officers arrived on scene, two men immediately fled on foot. Officers observed Brian Levarr Perry, Jr., seated in a van and another man standing near the van. The other man fled on foot. Officers arrested Perry and conducted a pat down of Perry’s person. During the pat down, the officers found a Glock Model 33 firearm in the defendant’s waistband. The Glock firearm had an auto sear attached to it.

Perry is scheduled to be sentenced on May 15, 2024. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, made the announcement after U.S Magistrate Judge Robert J. Krask accepted the plea. Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan Montoya is prosecuting the case.

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.

Perry is currently awaiting sentencing and faces up to 10 years in prison. The case is part of a larger effort to combat gun violence and reduce crime in the community.

The full details of the case can be found on the U.S. Attorney’s Office website, as well as on the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia website by searching for Case No. 2:23-cr-22.

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