Curtis Hathaway, Firearm Possession, Virginia 2022

NORFOLK, Va. - In a shocking turn of events, Curtis Hathaway, a 27-year-old Norfolk man, pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm after being convicted of multiple felonies in 2017.

Hathaway's crimes date back to 2017 when he was convicted in Norfolk Circuit Court of malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and abduction.

On November 17, 2020, Hathaway was involved in a fatal shooting on I-264 in Norfolk, which left another driver dead. According to court documents, the decedent's car approached Hathaway's from the rear and began shooting at him, striking his vehicle and Hathaway in the leg.

Hathaway returned fire from the driver's seat while driving down the interstate, striking the decedent in the head and killing him. After the shooting, police located Hathaway at his sister's residence in Virginia Beach and found a bullet wound in his leg and multiple bullet holes in his car.

A subsequent forensic analysis linked a firearm found in the bushes outside Hathaway's sister's residence to the discharged casings in Hathaway's car. Additionally, police found gunshot primer residue on Hathaway's hands, indicating he had recently discharged a firearm.

Hathaway also had another semi-automatic handgun seized by police in July 2021. He is scheduled to be sentenced on October 21 and faces a maximum of 10 years in prison.

A federal district court judge will determine Hathaway's sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The case was announced by Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Ramin Fatehi, Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney; Charlie J. Patterson, Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' Washington Field Division; Colonel Gary T. Settle, Superintendent of Virginia State Police; Mike Goldsmith, Interim Chief of Norfolk Police; and Paul Neudigate, Chief of Virginia Beach Police.

Sentencing is scheduled for October 21 at which time Hathaway will face a maximum of 10 years in prison. The case was prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Graham Stolle and Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Bosse.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/norfolk-man-pleads-guilty-possessing-firearm-used-killing-interstate-264