New Orleans Man Sentenced For Firearms Charges

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

Darnell D. Lee, a 26-year-old resident of New Orleans, was sentenced to 30 months in prison on April 24, 2025, after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Lee was also placed on supervised release for three years following his release from imprisonment and ordered to pay a mandatory $100 special assessment fee. Furthermore, Judge Eldon E. Fallon ordered that his term of imprisonment run consecutive to the prison terms imposed by the 24th Judicial Court, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

According to court records, on November 24, 2023, New Orleans Police Department Officers patrolling the 300 block of Bourbon Street observed Lee with what appeared to be a handgun concealed in the front waistband of his pants.

When NOPD Officers approached Lee to investigate, he fled but was quickly apprehended. Officers recovered a Smith and Wesson Model SD9VE, nine-millimeter handgun that had fallen from his waistband.

Lee was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm due to his prior felony convictions.

This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence.

Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson praised the work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigating this matter. This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Irene M. Gonzalez of the General Crime Unit.

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