PITTSBURGH – In a stunning turn of events, 29-year-old Emmett Freshcorn from Ashland Township in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, faces federal charges for illegal firearm possession. United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today that Freshcorn has been indicted by a federal grand jury on the violation of federal firearms laws.
The one-count indictment was returned on March 6, 2019, and unsealed today, naming Freshcorn as the sole defendant. According to court documents, Freshcorn非法持有枪支和弹药，这一行为发生在2017年12月11日。尽管他此前已被定罪，禁止持有枪支，但他还是触犯了法律。
对于作为前科犯的非法持有枪支，法律规定最高可判处10年监禁、25万美元罚款或两者并罚。根据联邦量刑指南，实际判决将基于犯罪的严重性和被告人的先前犯罪记录。
助理美国检察官Timothy Lanni代表政府起诉此案。这起案件是作为“安全社区计划”（Project Safe Neighborhoods, PSN）的一部分提起的，该计划历史上在减少暴力犯罪和使我们的社区更安全方面取得了成功。司法部长杰夫·塞申斯已将扭转美国不断上升的暴力犯罪趋势列为重中之重。2017年10月，作为应对这一犯罪趋势的一系列行动之一，塞申斯部长宣布重振“安全社区计划”，并指示所有美国检察官办公室制定一项旨在结合自2001年该计划启动以来所学到的教训的区域犯罪减少战略。
负责此案调查的是酒精、烟草、火器及爆炸物管理局（ATF）和宾夕法尼亚州警察局。在此期间，一名嫌疑人被指控非法持有枪支和弹药。一项起诉书是对被告的指控。除非证明有罪，否则被告应被视为无罪。
Source: DOJ USAO | State: Pennsylvania
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Violent Crime|Weapons
- Source: Official Source ↗
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