David Scott Scofield, Possession of Firearms by Convicted Felon, Ohio 2023

A Fairfield County man is behind bars after being convicted of possessing firearms as a convicted felon. David Scott Scofield, 58, of Lancaster, Ohio, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for breaking federal law.

Scofield was previously convicted of improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle in 2016 in Fairfield County. During the encounter that led to his 2016 local arrest, Scofield falsely claimed to be a law enforcement officer and possessed an AR-15 automatic rifle with two magazines, a pistol, a knife in a compartment under the steering wheel, a police scanner, and various other magazines, ammunition and knives.

In addition to his 2016 conviction, Scofield was also convicted of impersonating a police officer in 2015. The defendant pretended to be a sheriff’s deputy and attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a motorist who turned out to be a real Akron police officer. During that incident, officers found  a loaded magazine in Scofield’s pocket and two loaded pistols, a rifle, a shotgun, silencers, a bulletproof vest, a fake badge and a SWAT shirt in his vehicle.

As a convicted felon, Scofield was prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition. In May 2019, law enforcement officials seized five firearms, three silencers, more than 6,300 rounds of ammunition, more than 2,000 bullets, nearly 39,000 primers, two canisters of pepper spray, an expandable baton and a stun gun from Scofield’s residence. Agents with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) were alerted to Scofield’s weapons after Fairfield County probation officers conducted a home visit.

David Scott Scofield, who held a Federal Firearms License and operated a part-time, online-only firearms business called Dave’s World, was also sentenced to serve three years of supervised release and pay a $15,000 fine. His license was revoked in 2019 as a result of his criminal conduct.

The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Watson and commended the cooperative investigation by the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office and Fairfield County Adult Community Control Department. As a convicted felon, Scofield was prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition, but his actions demonstrated a blatant disregard for the law.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/fairfield-county-man-sentenced-prison-illegally-possessing-firearms-after-being