Clark Calloway, Interstate Transportation of a Firearm and Ammunition, Washington 2018

WASHINGTON – A federal judge has sentenced a 47-year-old man to seven years in prison for possessing a firearm and acquiring it with the intent to commit assault.

Clark Calloway, a man with a history of violent rhetoric, pleaded guilty in October 2018 to charges of interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition, unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, and illegal possession of a machine gun. He was sentenced by the Honorable Richard J. Leon to seven years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.

During his plea colloquy, Calloway admitted to purchasing a fully automatic AK-47 for $250, which he planned to use on white people. He expressed support for anti-police and anti-white sentiments, and acknowledged that he was a former Marine and a felon previously convicted of a felony.

‘This case demonstrates the FBI’s commitment to keeping our communities safe from individuals who seek to harm others with firearms,’ said Acting U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips.

Calloway was arrested by the FBI on May 4, 2017, after taking delivery of the AK-47. He has been in custody since his arrest.

The case was investigated by the FBI’s Washington Field Office, with assistance from Paralegal Specialists Latina Sanders, Michael Watts, and Donna Galindo, and former Paralegal Specialist Jorge Casillas of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tejpal S. Chawla, of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, with assistance from former Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Pearlman, who is now with the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, and Trial Attorneys Justin Sher and Benita Corlett of the Justice Department’s National Security Division.

The FBI’s Washington Field Office’s Counterterrorism Division was also involved in the case, with Acting Special Agent in Charge Nicholas Boshears noting, ‘This sentence sends a strong message that individuals who seek to harm others with firearms will be held accountable.’

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