Category: Weapons
Maxwell David Horvath, Firearms Possession, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Maxwell David Horvath, a 37-year-old Orlando business owner, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for illegally possessing an arsenal of firearms. Horvath, who pleaded guilty on March 4, 2026, was found to have 38 firearms, including silencers, short-barreled rifles, and machineguns, as well as thousands of rounds of…
Carlos Antwon Lewis, Illegally Possessing a Firearm, South Carolina 2025
⏱ 2 min read Carlos Antwon Lewis, a 46-year-old man from Columbia, SC, was busted for illegally possessing a firearm after a traffic stop on March 4, 2025. Lewis, who was the front passenger in an SUV, admitted to having a gun when a Richland County Sheriff’s deputy smelled marijuana and asked him to step…
David Griffin, Possessing Firearms as Convicted Felon, Georgia 2026
⏱ 2 min read In a crackdown on firearms offenses and immigration violations, a federal Grand Jury in Southern Georgia has indicted multiple defendants, including David Griffin, Alton Vincent, and Kadeem Amir Wicker, for possessing firearms as convicted felons or prohibited persons. The indictments, announced by U.S. Attorney Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, also include charges…
Luis Garcia, Firearms Conspiracy, Kentucky 2026
⏱ 2 min read Luis Garcia, a 29-year-old from Shelbyville, Kentucky, was involved in a large-scale firearms conspiracy from April 8, 2021, to January 12, 2024. Garcia conspired with others to obtain firearms by making false statements, dealt in firearms without a license, and attempted to smuggle them from the United States to Honduras. He…
Tony Ray Pledge, Possessing a Firearm as a Felon, Iowa 2025
⏱ 2 min read Tony Ray Pledge, a 58-year-old felon from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was caught with a loaded gun and drugs during a traffic stop in August 2025. Pledge, who has a prior federal felony conviction for possessing a firearm as a felon, was driving in Cedar Rapids when law enforcement stopped his car…
Christopher Wade Garbett, Firearms Possession, Texas 2026
⏱ 2 min read Christopher Wade Garbett, a 40-year-old felon from Nederland, Texas, has been sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for possessing firearms. On August 12, 2026, U.S. District Judge Michael J. Truncale handed down the sentence after Garbett pleaded guilty to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. The case…
Terry Markey Miller, Possessing a Firearm and Ammunition as a Felon, Iowa 2025
⏱ 2 min read Terry Markey Miller, a 44-year-old Davenport man, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon. The crime occurred at his Davenport residence in January 2025, just 10 days after he was released from prison. Miller was prohibited from possessing firearms due to…
Jose Manuel Barron, Conspiring to Transfer Firearms, Florida 2026
⏱ 2 min read Jose Manuel Barron, a 31-year-old from Fort White, Florida, has been indicted for conspiring to transfer firearms to Mexico. The alleged crime took place in the Northern District of Florida, with Barron’s arraignment held in federal court in Gainesville, Florida. The indictment is part of a larger effort to combat firearms…
Justin Lloyd Coleman, Machinegun Possession, North Carolina 2024
⏱ 2 min read A convicted felon from Huntersville, North Carolina, has been sentenced to prison for illegally possessing multiple firearms, including a machinegun. Justin Lloyd Coleman, 44, was found to have hidden an arsenal of guns in his attic and apartment, despite being prohibited from possessing firearms due to a previous state firearm conviction.…
Paubon Ojo, Gun Possession, South Carolina 2023
⏱ 2 min read Paubon Ojo, a 27-year-old Columbia man, has been sentenced to federal prison for possessing a firearm and marijuana. On May 27, 2023, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call about a man shoplifting at a store on Decker Blvd, which led to Ojo’s arrest. When officers arrived, Ojo attempted…
