A convicted felon has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing ammunition in North Carolina.
Daniel Lee Herrar, 38, was sentenced on April 19, 2021, to 120 months in prison for felon in possession of ammunition.
According to court documents, on April 19, 2021, the Edenton Police responded to the ABC Store on North Broad Street for a report of shots fired. Video surveillance from the store captured Herrar and another man in a truck engaging in a verbal altercation. Herrar then pulled a handgun and fired at the man in the truck before it sped away.
Officers recovered several spent shell casings from the scene. Herrar was found at a residence a short distance from the store and arrested.
Herrar is a convicted felon, having prior felony convictions for possession with intent to sell or deliver cocaine and assault inflicting serious injury. He also has at least 35 misdemeanor convictions.
U.S. Attorney G. Norman Acker, III, made the announcement after sentencing by Chief U.S. District Judge Richard E. Myers II. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), Edenton Police Department, and Elizabeth City Police Department investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert J. Dodson prosecuted the case.
The case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), Edenton Police Department, and Elizabeth City Police Department.
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Key Facts
- State: North Carolina
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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