Tyrone Nance, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Marijuana Possession, New York 2011

Buffalo Man Sentenced for Gun, Marijuana Crimes

A Buffalo man has been sentenced to 36 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of marijuana. Tyrone Nance, 32, was convicted following a jury trial and was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge William M. Skretny.

According to Assistant U.S. Attorneys Frank T. Pimentel and Mary Catherine Baumgarten, who handled the case, Nance was on supervised release as a result of a 2009 conviction for conspiracy to distribute marijuana. In November 2011, federal probation officers conducted a search of the defendant’s residence and car on Timon Avenue in Buffalo.

The search revealed a shotgun hidden under the hood of the defendant’s car, as well as a quantity of marijuana from the freezer in the defendant’s residence. DNA analysis performed by the Erie County Forensics Laboratory tied the shotgun to the defendant.

The sentencing is the culmination of an investigation on the part of the United States Probation Department, under the direction of Anthony SanGiacomo, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, under the direction of Resident Agent in Charge Frank Christiano.

Nance was also sentenced to another 18 months in prison for a violation of supervised release. The total prison sentence for Nance is 54 months.

The case against Nance is a reminder that law enforcement agencies are working hard to keep our communities safe from gun and drug crimes. We will continue to report on cases like this to keep the public informed.

We would like to thank the United States Probation Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for their hard work and dedication to this case.