David Phillips, Felon in Possession of Ammunition, Maine 2021

BANGOR, Maine – David Phillips, 30, was sentenced in federal court today for being a felon in possession of ammunition, according to U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee.

U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Phillips to ten months in prison and one year of supervised release. Phillips pleaded guilty in July 2021.

According to court records, on multiple dates at the end of January 2021, Phillips was seen on video purchasing ammunition at a gun and ammunition store in Maine. These purchases were confirmed on Phillips’ debit card.

The ammunition was not manufactured in the state of Maine. Phillips was prohibited from possessing ammunition under federal law because of a 2016 felony conviction in the Bridgeport, Connecticut Superior Court for violating a protective order.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the FBI; the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office; the Maine State Police; and the Bangor Police Department investigated the case as part of the Department of Justice’s Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative.

The Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative is a nationwide effort that brings together federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement officials, prosecutors, community leaders and other stakeholders to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in a community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them.

Phillips’ sentence is a result of his guilty plea in July 2021. His ten-month prison sentence and one year of supervised release are a direct result of his actions in January 2021, when he purchased ammunition at a gun and ammunition store in Maine.

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