Cocoa Dalonta Taplin, Illegal Firearm Possession, Oregon 2021

State: Oregon
Category: Violent Crime
Source: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/portland-gang-member-sentenced-federal-prison-illegal-firearm-possession" style="color:#cc0000;" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">DOJ Press Release ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Â Ã¢â‚¬â€

A known member of Portland’s Hoover Criminal Gang has been sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon in Portland, Oregon.

Cocoa Dalonta Taplin, 27, of Fairview, Oregon, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for the crime of unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

According to court documents and testimony, law enforcement obtained photos of Taplin, a convicted felon, holding and posing with two firearms as part of a federal racketeering investigation of the Hoover Criminal Gang. On April 6, 2021, a federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment charging Taplin with the crime. On April 16, 2021, federal agents arrested Taplin and executed a search warrant on his Fairview residence. On November 30, 2021, Taplin pleaded guilty.

This case was investigated by the Portland Police Bureau, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, Gresham Police Department, and FBI. It is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), the centerpiece of the federal government’s violent crime reduction efforts. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime.

The U.S. Attorney Scott Erik Asphaug of the District of Oregon made the announcement.

This case highlights the ongoing efforts to combat gang violence and reduce crime in the community. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime.

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