Darrell Robinson, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, New York 2023

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 50 Months in Prison for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

A South Carolina man has been sentenced to 50 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm in connection with a gun trafficking scheme. Darrell Robinson, 30, of Columbia, South Carolina, was sentenced at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn by United States District Judge Frederic Block.

According to court documents, on August 8, 2022, law enforcement learned that Robinson would be traveling in a vehicle to the Willets Point section of Queens, transporting firearms to sell. Acting pursuant to a judicially-issued search warrant, law enforcement agents stopped Robinson's vehicle and found a bag containing multiple firearms, including a Smith & Wesson .380 caliber pistol, a Taurus 9 mm pistol, a Bersa .380 caliber pistol, a Springfield Armory 9 mm pistol, a Smith & Wesson 9 mm pistol, a Smith & Wesson .22 caliber rifle, and an AR-15 style rifle.

Robinson has at least seven previous state felony convictions, including for armed robbery and aggravated assault. 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 make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

“I have no doubt that lives may have been saved and tragedies averted by the seizure of these lethal weapons that were transported to our district from out-of-state by a convicted felon,” stated United States Attorney Breon Peace. “Today’s sentence is validation of the tireless work of this Office and our law enforcement partners who are working to protect the community from gun violence.”

The government’s case is being handled by the office’s General Crimes Section. Assistant United States Attorney Kaitlin McTague and Special Assistant United States Attorney Sean Fern are in charge of the prosecution.

Darrell Robinson is currently in custody and will begin serving his sentence. 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 make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.

This case is E.D.N.Y. Docket No. 22-CR-403 (FB).

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, the PSN program is currently partnering with the SCPD, the New York City Police Department (NYPD), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), ATF, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations (DHS/HSI), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in its PSN mission.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/south-carolina-man-sentenced-50-months-prison-being-felon-possession-firearm